Inflammation | CHOP Research Institute

Dr. Benitez is currently building a comprehensive translational research program in which he hopes to study the role of brain-gut-microbiome and microbiome-mucosal interactions in the development of functional GI and motility disorders.

E-mail:

beniteza [at] chop.edu

ILAR Reclassification Study

This study hopes to revise the currently used criteria for diagnoses of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).

Shah Laboratory

The Shah Lab investigates obesity and its related complications. Current work includes clinical and translational studies exploring the pathophysiology and modulation of obesity-related adipose tissue and systemic inflammation using human cell lines and clinical trials.

Rivella Laboratory

The Rivella Laboratory uses lentiviral vectors for modulation of gene expression and gene transfer for the cure of hemoglobinopathies.

Stachelek Laboratory

Dr. Stachelek's laboratory employs an interdisciplinary approach to understand inflammatory processes in the vasculature with the overarching goal of developing novel strategies to address aberrant biocompatibility issues associated with cardiovascular devices.

Childhood Obesity, COVID-19 and Weather, Lawnmower Injuries, Preventing Heart Damage

Published on

May 8, 2020

in Cornerstone Blog

PolicyLab model updates reveal weather is having a greater impact on the spread of COVID-19 than previously indicated. This and more In the News.

Sengupta Laboratory

The two areas of investigation in the Sengupta Lab are determining the mechanisms of the circadian regulation of lung inflammation, injury and repair/regeneration; and effect of early life exposures on the development (or maldevelopment) and function of pulmonary circadian networks in adulthood.

Rachana Shah, MD, MSTR

Dr. Shah's research is centered on understanding obesity and its related complications. Her current work includes clinical and translational studies exploring pathophysiology and modulation of obesity-related adipose tissue and systemic inflammation using human cell lines and clinical trials. She is also involved in clinical studies of outcomes and risk factors of polycystic ovarian syndrome and type 2 diabetes in teens.

E-mail:

shahr [at] chop.edu

C. Alix Timko, PhD

Dr. Timko is a psychologist and researcher focused on understanding the development and maintenance of eating disorders in adolescents. Currently, her interest is in the neurobiology of anorexia, the role of neurocognition in eating disorder maintenance, sex differences in eating disorders, and the development of new treatments for youth with eating disorders.

E-mail:

timkoc [at] chop.edu

David A. Hill, MD, PhD

Dr. Hill seeks to understand how the immune system contributes to the two most common chronic diseases of childhood: allergy and obesity. He uses clinical and epidemiological information to guide basic and translational research on the genetic, epigenetic, and immunologic basis of these important conditions.

E-mail:

hilllab [at] chop.edu