Growth

The Mitchell Lab uses epidemiological methods to investigate determinants of energetic behavior.

The purpose of this study is to look at growth using a novel technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the  growth plate in the knee. 

The MAGIC Study is looking at the microbiome as it develops during the first two years of life. It brings together expertise in the microbiome, antibiotic stewardship, immunology, neonatology, and infectious diseases to study the effect that health and environment have on the microbiome and growth.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking healthy adolescents between the ages of 12-13, who are currently in the 7^th grade, to participate in the Sleep and Growth Study 2. 

The purpose of this study is to examine breathing in healthy children ages 6-18 so that we may better understand the changes in function due to growth and the increase in size of the body organs.

The McCormack Lab studies the intersection of neuroendocrinology and metabolism, with two areas of focus. First, the lab studies genetic disorders with increased risk for diabetes mellitus, including mitochondrial diseases. Second, investigators in the lab focus on brain tumor-related hypothalamic obesity syndrome.