The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Stephen Grupp, MD, PhD, recently achieved a complete response in one of his patients by using an innovative treatment approach that involved reprogramming the child’s own immune cells to attack an aggressive form of childhood leukemia, called acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the nation's best pediatric hospital by Parents magazine. In addition to the overall ranking, CHOP was ranked in the top 3 in all 6 specialties included in the survey.

We couldn't be more pleased to announce that the Research Institute's blog, Cornerstone, is up and running! The blog will serve as the go-to source for CHOP Research-related news. Cornerstone bloggers will share frequent, dynamic updates and comments about the exciting work being done every day here at CHOP.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Center for Autism Research produced a number of breakthrough studies in 2012, two of which were recently highlighted by the scientific community.

Using information from the Human Genome Project, a team from the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMi) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute has developed a free iPad® app so users can quickly and efficiently navigate the vast information on the human genome.

At a recent event in Cherry Hill, N.J., longtime Children's Hospital researcher Judith Grinspan, PhD, received the "Professional Impact Award" from the Greater Delaware Valley Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Grinspan has spent more than 25 years examining how multiple sclerosis damages the nervous system.