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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Announces New Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center and Uplift Center for Grieving Children to Offer Innovative Grief and Trauma Programs for West & Southwest Philadelphia Students

Published on May 24, 2021

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Announces New Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center and Uplift Center for Grieving Children to Offer Innovative Grief and Trauma Programs for West & Southwest Philadelphia Students.

CHOP to Provide Mental Health Services for Students at Girard College Through IBC Foundation Grant

Published on May 24, 2021

The IBC Foundation announced funding for a multi-year initiative to provide access to mental health care for every student at Girard College. The integrated care model combines telehealth services from CHOP with school-based support for youth impacted by trauma.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes the Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment

Published on May 19, 2021

The Wood Family, founding family of Wawa, funds momentous gift of $25 million to support new era of fetal medicine at CHOP, advance promising research, and recruit world-class talent.

Researchers Show How Mitochondrial Function Influences Schizophrenia Status in Patients with Genetic Disorder

Published on May 19, 2021

New findings set stage for future targeted therapies for patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, who are 25 times more likely to develop schizophrenia.

CHOP, Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium Partner with City for Teen Vaccine Initiative

Published on May 14, 2021

CHOP Clinical Nurse Sophia Collins and Philly Teen Vaxx Ambassador Angely join Good Day Philadelphia to discuss Philly Teen Week.

Researchers Discover New Genetic Variants Responsible for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Published on May 14, 2021

A dozen patients have clinical features linked to the genetic variants, and preclinical models reveal more about how they affect normal function.

CHOP Gene Therapy Experts Profiled in Philadelphia Magazine

Published on May 12, 2021

CHOP researchers were interviewed as a part of a comprehensive article about cell and gene therapy in Philadelphia Magazine.

Researchers Uncover How MN1 Overexpression Causes AML

Published on May 10, 2021

CHOP researchers have found that MN1 overexpression leads to stabilization of the BAF complex, which leads to overproduction of progenitor and stem cells.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Dr. Lisa R. Young Receives the 2021 Norman J. Siegel Award at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting

Published on May 06, 2021

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is pleased to announce that Lisa R. Young, MD, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, received the 2021 Norman J. Siegel Outstanding Science Award for her considerable contributions to pediatric science. The award was presented on May 3, 2021 during the PAS Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting.

Researchers Find Association Between Financial Strain Due to COVID-19 and Depression

Published on May 06, 2021

CHOP researchers found a link between depressive symptoms and pandemic-related income loss and financial strain, independent of anxiety.