Research News from CHOP


Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Violence Prevention Marks Major Milestone
Today, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) marks a major milestone -- 10 years of unified programming and research focused on reducing exposure to and impact of violence on youth and their families.
CHOP Researchers Define Seizure Burden, Developmental Outcomes for STXBP1-Related Disorders
This major step allows for the creation of clinical trials to test key endpoints that will determine the efficacy of new therapies.
Researchers Identify Three Genes Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
All three genes had variants affecting splicing and resulted in symptoms like developmental delays, intellectual disability, hypotonia, seizures and autism.
CHOP Researchers Use Human Stem Cells to Model a Severe Epilepsy Syndrome and Identify a Potential Targeted Treatment
An experimental compound might be further developed as an effective treatment approach for affected patients.
Gene Splicing Reduces Effectiveness of CD20-Targeting Monoclonal Antibodies Designed to Treat Variety of Blood Cancers and Disorders
Researchers found CAR T-cell therapy may serve as effective alternative for patients with these disorders.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives Multi-Million Dollar Gift from Holveck Family to Support Groundbreaking Osteosarcoma Research
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 Researchers Find Racial, Neighborhood Disparities in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
In an abstract presented at AHA, researchers found Black children are more than four times as likely to experience cardiac arrest and have significantly worse survival outcomes.
CHOP, Penn researchers develop gene editing approaches for PKU treatment
The two studies, presented at ASHG 2023, identified base editing and prime editing approaches for treating the rare newborn genetic disease
CHOP surgeons find over-the-counter medications control pain after elbow surgery as effectively as opioids
CHOP researchers found children who take only ibuprofen or acetaminophen after routine elbow surgery report similar pain control to patients who take opioids.
Two CHOP Researchers Named 2023 STAT Wunderkinds
Two CHOP researchers were selected by the health and science news outlet STAT as 2023 Wunderkinds, an award that celebrates the next generation of scientific superstars.