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Valentina Graci, PhD
Valentina Graci

Dr. Graci aims to identify the mechanisms underlying injury to inform strategies and interventions to reduce injury and improve safety. She leverages her eclectic scientific background, spanning from experimental psychology to exercise science and biomechanics. Her research focuses on biomechanical risk factors for age-related falls, and injury mechanisms due to motor vehicle accidents.

E-mail:
graciv [at] chop.edu
Elizabeth Walshe, PhD
Elizabeth A. Walshe

Dr. Walshe's research uses cognitive, neuropsychological, and neuroscientific techniques to understand higher-level cognitive control over the complex and high-risk motor task of driving. In particular, Dr. Walshe investigates how cognitive development in young drivers may impact driver safety. 

E-mail:
walshee [at] chop.edu

For High School Students, Everything is Possible at Discovery Day

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Nov 22, 2022
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For High School Students, Everything is Possible at Discovery Day
Students from four local high schools got a glimpse of the possibilities and promise of a career in STEM-M.

In the News: Researcher Awards, Hearing Loss, Abu Dhabi Partnership

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Oct 28, 2022
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In the New
In the News: Researcher Awards, Hearing Loss in Mitochondrial Disease, Abu Dhabi Partnership

Bringing Research to Action: Virtual Driving Assessment Program

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Oct 17, 2022
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Bringing Research to Action: Virtual Driving Assessment Program
Decades-long research from CHOP informed the implementation of the Virtual Driving Assessment program in CHOP’s Care Network.

Children's Environmental Health Pilots and Research Awards

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Sep 20, 2022
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Children's Environmental Health Pilots and Research Awards
The Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health pilot projects provide up to $25,000 for one year.

In the News: Cancer Summit, Social Cues in Autism, Leigh Syndrome, Epilepsies

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Mar 18, 2022
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In the News
This week in the news: a pediatric cancer summit, early diagnosis of Leigh Syndrome, quality of life in severe epilepsy, and more.

Knowing What Matters Most to Patients is Key to Pediatric Kidney Stone Research

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Mar 14, 2022
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Patient-centered Kidney Stone Research
Pediatric KIDney Stone Care Improvement Network is all about collaborative, partnership-based, patient-centered kidney stone research.

In the News: Philadelphia Teens Drink Less Soda, CHOP Partners With YouTube, Early Investigator’s Award, Adenovirus Discovery

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Oct 29, 2021
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In the News
This week’s research news notes the partnership of CHOP and YouTube. Paul Offit, MD, will be featured in 15 informative vaccine videos.

From Mutations to Mask Mandates, New Insights Into SARS COV-2 Diversity

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May 3, 2021
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New Insights Into SARS COV-2 Viral Diversity
New research suggests an association between the number of SARS COV-2 variants and the implementation of mask mandates in different states.
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