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A Summer for the Books: Life as a CRISSP Student at the Research Institute

Laura Almasy
Cindy Hong, a 2019 CRISSP scholar, tells us about her summer of research, shadowing, mentoring, and making friends.
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Stronger Communities Through Research: Q&A With Phylicia Fitzpatrick Fleming, PhD, New Diversity Fellow

Published on Feb 27, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
Phylicia Fitzpatrick Fleming In our three-part Q&A series introducing our newest Diversity Fellows, Phylicia Fitzpatrick Fleming, PhD, shares her work to make communities stronger through research.

Merging Mechanics and Human Movement: Q&A With Ozell Sanders, PhD, New Diversity Fellow

Published on Feb 25, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
Ozell Sanders Kicking off a three-part Q&A series on Cornerstone, meet Diversity Fellow Ozell Sanders, PhD, and learn how he bridged a passion for biomechanics and engineering with rehabilitation medicine.

In the News: Sleep Problems and Autism, Opioid Overprescription, Food Pharmacy, Gun Violence Prevention, Proof-of-Concept Award, and Lung Cells in Fetal Development

Published on Feb 22, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
CHOP Research In the News Balancing analgesia and opioid stewardship — two priorities of orthopedic surgeons. Research by Apurva Shah, MD, shows opioid overprescription.

Snapshot Science: Can Cutting-Edge Imaging Help to Map Microstructure of Infants’ Brains?

Published on Feb 20, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
infant's brain A new imaging approach could help visualize how and when the dynamic structural connections in the entire cerebral cortex take shape in early infancy.

From Sci-Fi to Real Life, Stefano Rivella, PhD, on the Verge of Discovery

Published on Feb 18, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
Stefano Rivella, PhD Bundled up in winter clothes from head to toe, 7-year-old Eric rolls a snowball around the backyard with his older brother, building it into a sizeable snowman. Mom, watching from her perch at the kitchen window, can hear her boys laughing — until — Eric doubles over in acute…

Researchers Explore How to Promote Firearm Safety in Emergency Department

Published on Feb 14, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
Joel Fein and Sofia Chaudhary The Violence Prevention Initiative is studying the feasibility of an evidence-based approach to firearm safety promotion in the Emergency Department.

Informatics Driven Clinical Genomics: Q&A With Mahdi Sarmady, PhD

Published on Feb 12, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
Mahdi Sarmady, PhD A new model for genomic test interpretation and continuous reanalysis may enable faster, systematic, and more effective use of new discoveries.

In the News: Newly Linked Epilepsy Genes, Pediatric Safety Research, Teen Intern Recruits for Research, CHOP Visits UAE, Trends in Opioid Prescription

Published on Feb 8, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
CHOP Research In the News In this week’s recap, collaboration at the local and international levels takes center stage.

Snapshot Science: Why Should We Automatically Reanalyze Genetics Test Results?

Published on Feb 1, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
genetics test The human genome contains approximately 20,000 genes, and exome analysis focuses on about 7,000 genes known in medical literature to be clinically associated with a disease. Currently, up to 70 percent of exome test reports are negative or inconclusive. But suppose at a later…

Borrowing a Weapon From Leukemia’s Arsenal to Develop New Immunotherapy Approaches

Published on Jan 30, 2019 in Cornerstone Blog
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko Basic and bioinformatics scientists at CHOP and Penn are working hard to unravel how leukemia cells resist CAR T-cell therapy.
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