In many ways, 2013 was a banner year for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Research Institute. We achieved a number of firsts, notably being named the best children's hospital in the country by both U.S. News & World Report and Parents magazine.
The Wilson Lab studies the inherited neuro- and cardio-degenerative mitochondrial disorder, Friedreich ataxia (FA). The lab also constructed the first random shRNA-expressing libraries and is using these libraries for drug discovery in a variety of disorders.
