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2015
Research Annual Report
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CHOP Research Institute Leadership
Bryan A. Wolf, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer & Executive Vice President
Director, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE
Director, Office of Clinical and Translational Research
Mary Tomlinson
Deputy Administrative Director
Senior Vice President, Research Administration
Centers of Emphasis
Center for Applied Genomics
Director:
Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD
Center for Autism Research
Director:
Robert Schultz, PhD
Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics
Director:
Beverly Davidson, PhD
Center for Childhood Cancer Research
Director:
Stephen P. Hunger, MD
Center for Clinical Pharmacology
Director:
Athena F. Zuppa, MD, MSCE
Center for Injury Research and Prevention
Directors:
Flaura Winston, MD, PhD
, and
Kristy Arbogast, PhD
Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine
Director:
Douglas Wallace, PhD
Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness
Director:
Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
PolicyLab
Director:
David Rubin, MD, MSCE
Research Affinity Groups
Developmental Biology
Group Leaders:
Judy Grinspan, PhD
, and
Stewart Anderson, MD
DNA-Protein Interaction
Group Leaders:
Struan Grant, PhD
, and
Andrew Wells, PhD
Fetal Biology and Therapy
Group Leader:
Alan Flake, MD
Genes, Genomes, and Pediatric Disease
Group Leaders:
John Maris, MD
, and
Nancy Spinner, PhD
Health and Behavior
Group Leaders:
Stephen Leff, PhD
, and
Joel Fein, MD, MPH
Metabolism, Nutrition, and Physical Development
Group Leader:
Babette Zemel, PhD
Mitochondria
Group Leader:
Marni Falk, MD
Neuroscience
Group Leader:
Michael Robinson, PhD
Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis
Group Leader:
Carolyn Felix, MD
Proteins
Group Leader:
Yair Argon, PhD
Protective Immunity and Immunopathology
Group Leaders:
Edward Behrens, MD
, and
Paula Oliver, PhD
Stem Cells and Benign Hematopoiesis
Group Leader:
Mortimer Poncz, MD
Endowed Chairs
Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Joseph W. St. Geme III, MD
Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology
Douglas A. Canning, MD
Frederick H. Allen Chair in Child Psychiatry
Tami D. Benton, MD
Gisela and Dennis Alter Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neonatology
Haralambos Ischiropoulos, PhD
David Lawrence Altschuler Endowed Chair in Genomics and Computational Biology
Joseph Zorc, MD
Mary D. Ames Endowed Chair in Child Advocacy
David Rubin, MD, MSCE
Richard M. Armstrong Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
John P. Dormans, MD
T. Hewson Bache Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Robert W. Doms, MD, PhD
Lester Baker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diabetes
Michael A. Levine, MD
Michael and Charles Barnett Endowed Chair in Pediatric Mitochondrial Medicine and Metabolic Diseases
Douglas Wallace, PhD
James Battaglia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pain Management
Gordon Barr, PhD
Fred and Suzanne Biesecker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Liver Disease
David A. Piccoli, MD
Patricia Borns Endowed Chair in Radiology Education
Janet R. Reid, MD
Irma and Norman Braman Endowed Chair for Research in GI Motility Disorders
Robert O. Heuckeroth, MD, PhD
Evelyn Willing Bromley Endowed Chair in Clinical Laboratories and Pathology
Michael Bennett, PhD
Evelyn Willing Bromley Endowed Chair in Pathology and Clinical Laboratories
Nancy B. Spinner, PhD
Catherine D. Brown Endowed Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy
Dennis Dlugos, MD
Buck Family Endowed Chair in Hematology Research
Monica Bessler, MD, PhD
Daniel B. Burke Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research
Struan F.A. Grant, PhD
Louis and Amelia Canuso Family Endowed Chair for Clinical Research in Oncology
Frank M. Balis, MD
Henry S. Cecil, MD, Endowed Chair in Rehabilitative Medicine at Children’s Seashore House
Susan E. Levy, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine
Vinay Nadkarni, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology
Francis McGowan, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Pending Appointment
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology
Rodney Camire, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurology
Robert R. Clancy, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuroradiology
Robert Zimmerman, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Pending Appointment
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology
Ken Kazahaya, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatric Airway Disorders
Ian N. Jacobs, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Endowed Chair in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Cindy Christian, MD
Alan R. Cohen Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics
Peter Adamson, MD
Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Alan W. Flake, MD
Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing
Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, RN
Colman Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Robert N. Baldassano, MD
David Cornfeld Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Richard Rutstein, MD
Jean Cortner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Virginia A. Stallings, MD
Nicholas Crognale Endowed Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Kathy M. Shaw, MD
Giulio D’Angio Endowed Chair in Neuroblastoma Research
John Maris, MD
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics
Carole Marcus, MBBCh
Distinguished Chair in the Department of Pediatrics
Gail Slap, MD
John J. Downes, MD, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
William J. Greeley, MD, MBA
Mary Downs Endowed Chair in Pediatric Craniofacial Treatment and Research
Pending Appointment
John W. Duckett Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology
Stephen A. Zderic, MD
Audrey E. Evans Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
Garrett M. Brodeur, MD
Kenneth E. Fellows Endowed Chair in Radiology Quality and Patient Safety
James S. Meyer, MD
Kwame Ohene-Frempong Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology
Pending Appointment
Friends of Brian Endowed Chair in Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Pending Appointment
William T. Grant Endowed Chair in Child Development and Rehabilitation, University/CHOP Chair
Marc Yudkoff, MD
Jane Fishman Grinberg Endowed Chair in Stem Cell Research
Mortimer Poncz, MD
Steven D. Handler Endowed Chair in Medical Ethics
Christopher Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
Robert and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Jack Rychik, MD
George Leib Harrison Endowed Chair in Fetal Therapy
Mark Paul Johnson, MD
Werner and Gertrude Henle Endowed Chair
Phyllis Dennery, MD
Maurice R. Hilleman Endowed Chair in Vaccinology
Paul Offit, MD
Joseph Lee Hollander Endowed Chair in Pediatric Rheumatology
Pending Appointment
John Westgate Hope Endowed Chair in Radiology Faculty Development
Kassa Darge, MD, PhD
Justin Michael Ingerman Endowed Chair for Palliative Care
Tamy Kang, MD, MSCE
Orton P. Jackson Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Carol Ford, MD
John H. and Hortense Cassell Jensen Endowed Chair in Pediatric Development and Teaching
Stephen Ludwig, MD
Richard B. Johnston Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Ronald Rubenstein, MD, PhD
Joshua Kahan Endowed Chair in Pediatric Leukemia Research
Carolyn Felix, MD
C. Everett Koop Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
N. Scott Adzick, MD
Laffey-Connolly Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nephrology
Susan Furth, MD
Harriet and Ronald Lassin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neonatology
Scott A. Lorch, MD, MSCE
Dr. Bong S. Lee Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
Maurizio Pacifici, PhD
Mabel E. Leslie Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology
Monte Mills, MD
Grace R. Loeb Endowed Chair in Neurosciences
Brenda Banwell, MD
Stephen Ludwig Endowed Chair in Medical Education
Lisa Zaoutis, MD
Suzi and Scott Lustgarten Endowed Chair for Clinical Care of GI Motility Disorders
Ritu Verma, MBChB
Arthur Vincent Meigs President’s Scholars Endowed Chair
Beverly Davidson, PhD
Robert Gerard Morse Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Julian Allen, MD
Thomas Moshang Endowed Chair in Endocrinology
Craig Alter, MD
E. Mortimer Newlin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Human Communication
Ralph Wetmore, MD
Edmond F. Notebaert Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research
Pending Appointment
Yetta Deitch Novotny Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
Stephan Grupp, MD, PhD
Oberkircher Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology
Timothy Roberts, PhD
Patrick S. Pasquariello Jr. Endowed Chair in General Pediatrics
Louis M. Bell, MD
R.A.F. Penrose Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Stewart A. Anderson, MD
Stanley Plotkin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Jeffrey M. Bergelson, MD
William Potsic Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and Childhood Communication
Pending Appointment
Peter Randall Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Scott P. Bartlett, MD
Russell C. Raphaely Endowed Chair in Critical Care Medicine
Robert A. Berg, MD
William J. Rashkind Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Robert J. Levy, MD
Regional Autism Center Endowed Chair in Autism Research
Robert T. Schultz, PhD
Mildred L. Roeckle Endowed Chair at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, PhD
Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Endowed Chair in Neuropathology
Pending Appointment
Richard and Sheila Sanford Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
Angela J. Waanders, MD, MPH
Louise Schnaufer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Holly L. Hedrick, MD
Hubert J.P. and Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neuro-oncology
Peter C. Phillips, MD
Elias Schwartz, MD, Endowed Chair in Hematology
Kim Smith-Whitley, MD
Letitia B. and Alice Scott Endowed Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
Elaine H. Zackai, MD
Thomas Frederick McNair Scott Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
William Wikoff Smith Endowed Chair in Pediatric Genomic Research
Bryan A. Wolf, MD, PhD
Howard M. Snyder III Endowed Chair in Pediatric Urology
Pending Appointment
Stuart E. Starr Endowed Chair in Pediatrics
Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD
Leslie N. Sutton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Phillip B. Storm Jr., MD
Daniel M. Tabas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
J. William Gaynor, MD
Evelyn Rome Tabas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Victoria L. Vetter, MD
Josephine J. and John M. Templeton Jr. Endowed Chair in Pediatric Trauma
Michael L. Nance, MD
Josephine J. Templeton Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology Clinical Education
Susan C. Nicolson, MD
Jennifer Terker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Robert E. Shaddy, MD
Charles E.H. Upham Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine, University/CHOP Chair
Beverly S. Emanuel, PhD
William L. Van Alen Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology
Diego Jaramillo, MD
Frank R. Wallace Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases
Kathleen Sullivan, MD, PhD
Alice Langdon Warner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thomas L. Spray, MD
Wawa Endowed Chair in International Adoption
Susan Friedman, MD
Frank E. Weise III Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology
Gerd Blobel, MD, PhD
Mai and Harry F. West Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research
Pending Appointment
Alexander B. Wheeler Endowed Chair in Neurosurgical Research
Adam Resnick, PhD
Evelyn and George Willing Endowed Chair in Pathology Research
Janis Burkhardt, PhD
Nancy Abramson Wolfson Endowed Chair in Health Services Research
Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhD
Richard D. Wood Jr. and Jeanette A. Wood Endowed Chair in Pediatric Diagnostic Medicine
Pending Appointment
Administrative Units
Clinical Research Support Office
Jennifer Goldfarb, Director
Michele Toms, Assistant Director
Clinical and Translational Research
Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, Director
Clinical Trials Financial Management
Mitch Appleson, Director
Core Facilities Administration
Lisa MacDowell, Administrative Director
Faculty Development
Virginia Stallings, MD, Director
Mary Blitzer Field, PhD, Assistant Director
Postdoctoral Affairs
Wendy Williams, PhD, Director
David Taylor, PhD, Assistant Director
Research Communications
Jennifer Long, Director
Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Matthew Hodgson, Director
Research Finance
Steven Wiley, Director
Luz Arrison, Assistant Director
Bethann Kurek, Assistant Director
Research Human Resources
Leon Jones, Sr. Human Resources Business Partner
Research Information Systems
Andrew Farella, Acting Director
Research Resources
Howard Eck, Director
Research Safety
Raymond Colliton, Director
Denise Melvin, Assistant Director
Responsible Research Training
Wendy Williams, PhD, Director
Jodi Leckrone, Assistant Director
Sponsored Projects and Research Business Management
Sara Dubberly, Director
Brigid Czyszczin, Assistant Director
Robert Denight, Assistant Director
Supply Chain
Kimberly Gossin, Manager
Technology Transfer
Andrew Hardy, Interim Co-Director
Stephanie Laste, Interim Co-Director
Credits
Madeline Bell
Chief Executive Officer
Bryan A. Wolf, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer & Executive Vice President
Director, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
Mary Tomlinson
Deputy Administrative Director
Vice President, Research Administration
Jennifer Long
Director, Research Communications
Sharlene George
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Rachel Ewing
Medical/Science Writer
Mackenzie Harris
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Angela Knott
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Juliet Kilcoyne
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Alexis Arvanitides
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Michael Nelson Rizzo
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