The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute

04/08/2026

👟 We are less than 3 weeks away from the I ❤ CHOP Run, Walk & Virtual Challenge, and the Research Institute team has reached than 30% of our funding goal! On April 26, scientists, staff, students, and community members on the Research Institute team will join Eagles running back Saquon Barkley at the event presented by Philadelphia Insurance Companies. All funds raised by our Research Institute team will support scientific research at CHOP.

Meet team member Lisa MacDowell, Senior Director of Core Facilities Administration at CHOP and a member of the Research Institute team. Lisa believes the special event "brings us together to celebrate the impact of our work, support innovation, and show our overall commitment to improving children's health."

Do you want to support our Research Institute team? Check out our page to join as a member, donate, or share our page: http://ms.spr.ly/6185QNoBx

04/02/2026

🏗️ We're so excited for the newest Children's Hospital of Philadelphia research facility, the Morgan Center for Research and Innovation, to house our vibrant community of investigators! In this new Morgan By the Minute video series, lab teams set to move into the building share what they most look forward to when it comes to the 17-story space along the Schuylkill River.

First up, Dr. Ahmed Moustafa, co-director of the Center for Microbial Medicine at CHOP, anticipates a collaborative space between disciplines and new technologies in the building that will accelerate discoveries. Stay tuned for more Morgan By the Minute videos this Spring!

Learn more about CHOP's construction of world-class facilities: http://ms.spr.ly/6186QLFjG

04/01/2026

🏗️ We’re so excited for the newest CHOP () research facility, the Morgan Center for Research and Innovation, to house our vibrant community of investigators! In this new Morgan By the Minute video series, lab teams set to move into the building
share what they most look forward to when it comes to the 17-story space along the Schuylkill River.

First up, Dr. Ahmed Moustafa, co-director of the Center for Microbial Medicine at CHOP, anticipates a collaborative space between disciplines and new technologies in the building that will accelerate discoveries. Stay tuned for more Morgan By the Minute videos
this Spring!

Click the link in our bio to learn more about CHOP’s construction of world-class facilities.

03/31/2026

Over the last nine years, we’ve featured a total of 88 women in STEM at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia nominated by their CHOP Centers of Emphasis for their excellence and inspiration. Continuing this yearly tradition, meet 10 more individuals who are sharing their stories about navigating careers as women in science and their advice for the next generation. Learn more on Cornerstone: http://ms.spr.ly/6187QIrUT

03/31/2026

We are less than 4 weeks away from kicking off the I ❤ CHOP Run, Walk & Virtual Challenge April 26! To get you excited about this special event featuring Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and presented by Philadelphia Insurance Companies, meet our I ❤️ CHOP Research Institute team: The scientists, staff, students, and community members who will be running, walking, and raising money to support scientific research at CHOP as part of the event in April and May.

First up is Dr. Richard Aplenc, Assistant Vice President and Chief Clinical Research Officer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia! Dr. Aplenc is running "to support all of my research colleagues whose research is improving how we care for children and all the Research Institute staff who work to support my research colleagues."

Do you want to support our Research Institute team? Check out our team page to join as a member, donate, or spread awareness. All funds raised by our team will go toward the Research Institute: http://ms.spr.ly/6189QxxvF

03/30/2026

😎 Marathon mood! Dr. Stephan Kadauke, Associate Director of our Cell and Gene Therapy Laboratory at Research, knocked out yesterday’s Philly Love Run and is eyeing his next run event, coming up on April 26 at FDR Park: the I Heart CHOP Run, Walk, & Virtual Challenge presented by Philadelphia Insurance Companies ()!

Support Dr. Kadauke and the rest of the Research Institute team by joining us on April 26 or virtually through May, donating to support research, or spreading awareness. Click the link in our bio to learn more!

03/20/2026

⭐ The annual STAT bracket, is down to 16 teams competing to be named the MVP of health and medicine, and two of our research studies have advanced to the next round: the world’s first personalized gene therapy for a rare disease, and a study of childhood smartphone ownership and its association with increased risk of depression and obesity.

Don't forget to cast your vote! Help us make it to the finals. Place your votes now through March 23.

2026 bracket Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Explore groundbreaking innovations from

03/18/2026

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researchers are working to better identify children who have a higher risk for poor bone health, with novel insights into how genetic factors influence bone development. Learn about the findings from two new studies led by Dr. Struan Grant, Director of the Center for Spatial and Functional Genomics, and Dr. Babette Zemel, Associate Program Director of the Center for Human Phenomic Science: http://ms.spr.ly/6189QUpsJ

03/18/2026

A Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania team developed a first-of-its-kind approach that reveals how individual patient cells respond to genetic changes in acute myeloid leukemia. The CRISPR-based platform is used directly on patients’ cells to identify the complex combination of genetic and epigenetic factors driving the development of the blood cancer. This knowledge opens the door for the discovery of drug targets. Learn more about the new findings in a Snapshot Science blog post: http://ms.spr.ly/6183QUpqb

03/17/2026

Life Sciences PA recognized CHOP innovators at its Annual Dinner & Showcase held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Join us in congratulating Zev Sunleaf, Vice President of Technology Transfer, Commercialization, and Research Contracts, for receiving the President’s Service Award, in recognition of his work supporting Pennsylvania's life sciences ecosystem. And congratulations to Drs. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru for receiving the Patient Impact Award, in recognition of their work developing the world’s first personalized gene-editing therapy!

📸 Photos courtesy of Life Sciences PA.

03/11/2026

Dr. Jami Young, Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, shares why primary care is a critical access point for detection and early intervention of and su***de risk. Read more about this and other best practices CHOP investigators shared in the last year in our 2025 Research Annual Report: http://ms.spr.ly/6183QcvEF

03/10/2026

With the support of Dr. Jordan Orange, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, world-renowned immunologist, and At-Large Director on the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology's (AAAAI) Board of Directors, high school students in our CHOP-RISES summer internship programs attended a very special event last week: the AAAAI's Annual meeting! The event enriched an already incredible internship experience for the students as they explore careers in science and health.

"Supporting the future of our community is a priority at CHOP and in helping advance the flourishing of Philadelphia’s youth," Dr. Jordan said. "This collaboration with the AAAAI, which I am proud to be a part of, represents a partnership with important opportunity created by an organization visiting our city to be able to benefit the growth of its emerging scholars. I hope many national organizations visiting Philadelphia will choose to do the same moving forward."

Learn more about CHOP-RISES, a two-summer STEM-M internship that empowers local public and charter high school students in to explore and pursue careers in science and health: http://ms.spr.ly/6180QcQau