CHOP Expert Featured in MetroKids
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Erica Schindewolf, a genetic counselor in the CFDT, weighs in on what patients should know about genetic screening tests during pregnancy.
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CHOP-Penn Receive 22q11.2 Society Inaugural Special Service Award
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CHOP and Penn were honored for outstanding, long-standing, exemplary and unwavering commitment and contributions to the chromosome 22q11.2 community since 1992.
Everything Parents Need to Know about AFM
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Parents magazine interviewed a CHOP expert about signs of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the polio-like illness that can cause lifelong paralysis.
Ashkenazi Jewish Founder Mutation Identified in Leigh Syndrome
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Decades after two brothers died from a mitochondrial disease, scientists identified the causative gene mutation and say the mutation should be added to carrier screening programs.
CHOP/Penn Team Receives $30,000 Grant
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The funds will be used to create a program to provide dental care to children with Cornelia de Lange syndrome.
Scientist Opens CHOP’s New Center for Computational and Genomic Medicine
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A prominent researcher, Dr. Yi Xing, has launched a new center that combines big-data computational biology with innovative “wet lab” biomedical projects.
CHOP Opens Manufacturing Facility, Making Tools for Disease Cures
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The grand opening of CHOP’s new Clinical Manufacturing Facility highlights its role in manufacturing tools for 21st century precision medicine, to bring innovative treatments to patients.
Targeting Abnormal Signals May Be New Method to Treat a Childhood Blood Disease
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Blocking disease-causing biological signals may lead to a new treatment for the life-threatening childhood blood disorder Fanconi anemia.
Opening Door to Future Fertility for Survivors of Childhood Cancer
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Two CHOP researchers were on a team that proposes potential ways to avoid future infertility in boys who are treated with chemotherapy and radiation for childhood cancer.
Local Autism Advocate and CHOP Patient Gets Big Surprise on Ellen
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Ben Hartranft, a CHOP patient and local autism advocate, receives a $10,000 donation toward his fundraising goal for the 2019 Eagles Autism Challenge.