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Developing Roots at CHOP: Q&A with Latrice Landry, PhD, Bridge to Faculty Trainee

Published on
Jan 17, 2025
Q&A with Latrice Landry, PhD, Bridge to Faculty Trainee
Dr. Landry shares her path to a career in research and academia in this Bridge to Faculty Q&A.
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CHOP Frontier Program Leveraging Genomics to Improve Craniofacial Treatment

Published on
Nov 20, 2024
Frontier Program Leveraging Genomics for Craniofacial Treatment
Improving clinical care is at the heart of the Craniofacial Program, designated as a new Frontier Program at CHOP.

Craniofacial Program

Craniofacial Program

The Craniofacial Program transforms craniofacial care by integrating clinical expertise and discovery-driven innovations.

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New Member National Academy of Medicine, Climate Change, Entrepreneurship

Published on
Oct 25, 2024
New Member National Academy of Medicine, Climate Change, Entrepreneurship
Congratulations go out to a newly elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Alexis Thompson, Chief of the Division of Hematology at CHOP, and more.
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What Are the Genomic Drivers of Childhood T-ALL?

Published on
Sep 30, 2024
What Are the Genomic Drivers of Childhood T-ALL?
CHOP researchers uncovered 15 subtypes of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which will help to predict outcomes and guide treatment.
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Mapping Underpinnings of Autism, Schizophrenia with Genetic and Genomic Tools

Published on
Aug 19, 2024
Mapping the genetic underpinnings of autism, schizophrenia
In two new studies, the Gandal Lab has identified thousands of new gene transcripts.
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Meet Balin, a CHOP Research Hero Building a FAVA Community

Published on
Jul 23, 2024
Balin
16-year-old Balin is an active advocate for research and treatment of fibro-adipose vascular anomaly.
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CHOP-Penn Autism Experts Share Vision for Accelerated Discovery

Published on
Jun 3, 2024
Joseph W. St. Geme, MD, chair, Department of Pediatrics at CHOP; Lisa Guay-Woodford, MD, senior advisor for Clinical and Translational Research Initiatives at CHOP; and Benjamin Prosser, PhD, director, Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The CHOP-Penn Autism Research Symposium explored opportunities for breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
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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CHOP Researchers to Study Racial Disparities in Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis, Treatment

Published on
Mar 12, 2024
Newborn screening cystic fibrosis
Understanding how CF newborn screening algorithms contribute to disparities is essential to make screening programs more equitable.