Dr. Shu's research focuses on developing and applying suitable statistical methods for assessing comparative safety and effectiveness of medical products.
The Symposium on Advances in Genomic, Epidemiology, and Statistics shares analytical methods for genomics and other high-dimensional data research fields.
Childhood cancer still has its mysteries. Every specimen stored in the Center for Childhood Cancer Research (CCCR) Biorepository, however, is a precious piece of the puzzle: a gift of knowledge made possible by a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia patient's desire to help drive breakthroughs.
Today at the White House, President Obama welcomed guests, including Adam Resnick, PhD, representing The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, for a morning of remarks and discussions about what the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) has achieved to date, and how it can take the next steps into the new era of medicine that delivers the right treatment at the right time to the right person.
A large genetic study conducted by experts at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine represents a first step in discerning the overall genetic architecture of cognitive abilities.
Two recent studies expand the list of genes associated with body fat and body mass index (BMI), and their connection to heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
