A Day in the Life: Petra Molnar, PhD
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As a research trainee in infectious diseases, Dr. Molnar studies metabolic regulators to develop promising antimalarial therapies. Follow a day in her life.
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Why I Give: Karyn Wire
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In 2016, our 8-year-old son Justin was airlifted to CHOP for emergency brain surgery. It hit us out of nowhere. When his sister and brother visited, Child Life came in with things like Legos and Play-Doh to distract them from his scary head wrap and get them to just play together. It took the fear out of the room.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives Multi-Million Dollar Gift from Holveck Family to Support Groundbreaking Osteosarcoma Research
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has received a $6.4 million gift from the family of Connor Boyle, a Central Bucks East High School graduate who died at age 18 from osteosarcoma. This three-year gift, named The Connor Initiative: Precision Therapeutics for Osteosarcoma & Rare Cancers, will support cutting-edge research in osteosarcoma and other rare cancers.
CHOP’s Buddy Walk & Family Fun Day Raises $260,000+ for Trisomy 21 Program
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On Sunday, October 8, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hosted its annual Buddy Walk & Family Fun Day benefiting the hospital’s Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) Program, which supports healthier futures for patients and helps to improve the lives of individuals with Down syndrome.
CHOP and Penn Researchers Receive $50 Million NIH Grant to Study Impact of Environmental Factors on Pregnancy and Children’s Health
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CHOP and Penn researchers have received a $50 million grant from the NIH to study the impact of environmental influences on pregnancy and children’s health.
NIH Awards Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia $26 Million Grant to Develop Therapies for Rare Newborn Genetic Diseases
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A Penn Medicine and CHOP team will seek to develop treatments for three rare, incurable genetic diseases with the help of a $26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Volunteer Services Program Receives Multi-Million Dollar Commitment from The Wawa Foundation to Continue and Expand Offerings, Further Amplifying the Volunteer and Patient Family Experience
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Volunteer Services Program receives multi-million dollar commitment from The Wawa Foundation to continue and expand offerings, further amplifying the volunteer and patient family experience.
Middleman Family Pavilion Presented with Two Awards
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The Middleman Family Pavilion at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia Campus was recently recognized with two awards.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Annual Party on a Bike, the Philly Spin-In, Raises More Than $1.1 M for the Cardiac Center
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On Sunday, March 12, hundreds of patient families, friends, clinicians, donors, and sponsors rode for little hearts at the seventh annual Philly Spin-In benefiting Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Cardiac Center.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes the Martha Escoll Lubeck Feeding and Swallowing Center
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$4 million gift from the Escoll-Lubeck Charitable Foundation will support innovative and high-quality care to children with feeding and swallowing disorders and their families.