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Wearable Device Makes Neuroimaging Accessible for Autistic Children

Published on
Nov 22, 2024
Wearable Device Makes Neuroimaging Accessible for Autistic Children
CHOP researchers are developing a tool to illuminate brain activity in children with severe neurodevelopmental disorders, who are often excluded from research.
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Q&A With Research Trainee Sabrina A. Santos De León

Published on
Oct 10, 2024
Sabrina A. Santos De León
Meet our October Featured Research Trainee, Sabrina A. Santos De León to learn more about her work with neurodevelopmental disorder phenotypes.
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New Translational Neuroscience Center is BRIDGE between Genetics and Therapies

Published on
Sep 16, 2024
New Center of Emphasis is BRIDGE between Genetics and Therapies
CHOP’s new translational neuroscience center, BRIDGE, works to understand basic and translational mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Center for Brain Research in Development, Genetics, and Engineering

Center for Brain Research in Development, Genetics, and Engineering

The Center for Brain Research in Development, Genetics and Engineering (BRIDGE) applies innovative technology and advanced model systems to understand basic mechanisms of brain development and advance the implementation of novel therapeutics.

Cristancho Laboratory

Cristancho Lab

The Cristancho Lab is interested in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms driving long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities from acquired prenatal and perinatal brain injury. Our goal is to develop novel therapies that can be used throughout the lifespan to improve outcomes for children.

Michael Gandal, MD, PhD
Michael Gandal, MD, PhD

Dr. Gandal investigates the genetic contributions to typical human brain development and neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. His multidisciplinary research program integrates genetics with functional genomic profiling in the human brain, along with bioinformatics and computational biology.

E-mail:
gandalm [at] chop.edu
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CAR T-cell Therapy, Red Ribbon Award, APS Inductees, Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Published on
Dec 8, 2023
In The News: CAR T-cell Therapy, Red Ribbon Award
Our research news roundup highlights the improvements made in CAR therapies through structural biology discoveries and cost reduction strategies.
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Community at Center of Rare Disease Research for TBCK Syndrome

Published on
Oct 26, 2023
Community at Center of Rare Disease Research for TBCK Syndrome
Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez, MD, PhD, guest speaker at the 2023 TBCK Conference, shares new research for a rare, progressive, neurodegenerative disease.
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CureARS, Pigment Production, TBCK

Published on
Oct 14, 2022
In the News
Read the latest findings and new grants from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers.
Donna Stephenson, MD
Donna Stephenson
Dr. Stephenson is an attending pediatric neurologist and medical director of Operations and Outreach for the Division of Neurology at CHOP. She has special interest in neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, autism, Tourette syndrome, learning disabilities, and developmental delay.
E-mail:
stephensond [at] chop.edu