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At CHOP (@childrensphila) Research Institute, we advance children's health by turning scientific discovery into medical innovation 🏥🩺

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Your cells may be more connected than we once thought.

New research, funded by a $1.2 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation, is exploring how cells form networks and share information, opening the door to new discoveries about human health.

See what's possible when we look closer at the link in our bio. by @chop_research

In honor of America's 250th birthday, we're celebrating some "firsts" in pediatric science and medicine that happened right here at @childrensphila Research Institute 🇺🇸 In our "Where Discovery Leads" story series, read up on CHOP's leadership in four research areas: novel therapeutics and devices, foundational science, microbiome, and injury research and prevention. Click the link in our bio to check it out now 🔗 by @chop_research

👋 Meet Sachin Aryal, a postdoctoral fellow in our Division of Cardiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia! Passionate about advancing biomedical research, Dr. Aryal is driven by the goal of translating scientific discoveries into meaningful improvements in cardiovascular health. Come along with him for a glimpse into National Postdoc Appreciation Week (@nationalpostdoc) at the Research Institute! 🎥

#CHOPNPAW #NPAW2026 by @chop_research

Happy National Research Administrator Day! We are thankful to the amazing members of our @childrensphila research community who each play a role in bringing breakthroughs from the bench to the bedside. Swipe through to see messages celebrating this special day from some of our leaders. Drop a 💚 in the comments and tag a research admin to say thanks!

#NationalResearchAdministratorDay #researchadmin by @chop_research

Behind the scenes of our incredible summer research internship programs, coordinators work hard (and have fun!) organizing a packed schedule for our students. From working with CHOP faculty to being a point person for the interns, the summer flies by for our ARRA, CHOP-RISES and CRISSP coordinators. Thank you to Ahleina Cosme, Bayanne Kakhia, and Zemzem Saif, our @drexeluniv co-ops, for your time, energy, and presence + making the 2026 programs a success 💚 Click the link in our bio to learn more about the internship and outreach programs we offer for high school, undergraduate, and recent graduate students. by @chop_research

🏢This week, @childrensphila leaders were joined by the Morgan family, Mayor @cherelleparkerphilly, and other government officials in a ceremonial ribbon cutting for our Morgan Center for Research & Innovation! After celebratory remarks, guests were invited to tour CHOP's newest research facility, getting a glimpse of the Morgan Center's labs, conference spaces, and the first floor IDEA (Innovate, Design, Engineer, and Accelerate) Lab. Click the link in our bio to read more about the special milestone day 🔗 by @chop_research

We announced nearly $2 million in funding from @thevfoundation, which supports peer-reviewed cancer research. Grants were given to two CHOP researchers working on innovative methods for detecting and treating cancer in children. Learn more from Drs. Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko and Suzanne MacFarland about their work and the funding's potential impact.

Read about the grants in the link in our bio. by @chop_research

Welcome to the Landstrom Lab at CHOP (@childrensphila)! Dr. Andrew Landstrom leads an energetic team of clinicians and basic scientists who are working together to better understand the genomic factors that contribute to risk of sudden cardiac arrest in children and develop new therapies to treat their underlying heart conditions. In our latest Lab Life video, meet Dr. Landstrom, Dr. Brittany Balint, Enya Dewars, and Katherine Carlson to learn more about the workplace they describe as having a "friendly, happy, collaborative, joyful, lots-of-snack-time sort of vibe." ⬆️ Full video at the link in our bio!

#precisionmedicine #cardiologyresearch #pediatricresearch #translationalresearch #LabLife by @chop_research

Our summer interns are going back to school and work, and they're taking a wealth of unique experiences and knowledge with them from @childrensphila Research Institute ✅ Here's what Aurora S., a rising senior in our CHOP-RISES summer internship, and her mentor Dr. Matthew Weitzman, Co-Director of the Division of Protective Immunity, have to say about their favorite part of summer at CHOP. Click the link in our bio to learn about CHOP-RISES, the CHOP Research Internship for Scholars and Emerging Scientists 🔗 by @chop_research

Summer internship ✅ Here's what one of our undergraduate interns, Sydney Lillis, and her mentor Dr. Sandra Amaral, Medical Director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program, say were their favorite parts of CRISSP, or the CHOP Research Institute Summer Scholars Program. Click the link in our bio to learn more 🔗 by @chop_research

Congratulations to our high school RISES students Ayah Dimachkie, Aatiq Qayyum, Miranda Gao and undergraduate Beatrice Lee in the CRISSP summer research programs! Grateful to Caroline Caetano and Shannon Carroll who mentored the students in Dr. Eric Liao’s lab. Dr. Liao leads as the co-director of the CRISSP which provides a transformative research experience in pediatric research. We are so proud of the work you accomplished this summer and look forward to seeing what the future holds for all of you!

#research #plasticsurgery #summer #pediatrics #transformation by @chop_research

Rising high school junior Chima O. shares what excited him the most about his first summer in CHOP RISES (Research Internship for Scholars and Emerging Scientists)☝️Click the link in our bio to learn more about this two-summer STEM-M program designed to empower Philly's local public and charter high school students to explore careers in science and health. by @chop_research