CENTER FOR AUTISM RESEARCH - Key Persons
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
- Research Institute
Aili Hauptmann works at the Center for Autism Research (CAR) as a clinical research assistant with the language team under Dr. Julia Parish-Morris. She works on a variety of studies including the Vocal Biomarkers of Autism study looking to identify unique vocal biomarkers to distinguish autistic children from typically developing children. She also works on a study using functional MRI and language data from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network to find specific vocalization characteristics that differentiate infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder from other children.
Hauptmann graduated magna cum laude from The University of California, San Diego in 2021, receiving two Bachelor of Science degrees: one in Neuroscience and the other in Psychology with a specialization in Human Health. As an undergrad she worked in various labs including the Language Production Lab researching grammar and syntax, The Adolescent Use of Technology and Marijuana Lab researching the use of technology as a non-substance addiction compared to marijuana as a substance use addiction in adolescents, and The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Lab, which is the largest National Institute of Health-funded longitudinal research study looking at adolescent development over a 10-year time span.
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- Certified School Psychologist
- Clinical Research Project Manager and Psychometrician
- Research Institute
Alison Pomykacz-Hulick is a certified school psychologist, and a clinical research project manager and psychometrician at the Center for Autism Research.
Allison Borda, MS is a psychometrician at the Center for Autism Research on the Infant Brain Imaging Study research projects.
Allison Borda, MS is a psychometrician at the Center for Autism Research (CAR) on the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) research projects. Her responsibilities include conducting developmental and cognitive standardized measures, semi-structured, and behavioral assessments with research participants with high proficiency across a wide range of ages and developmental functioning. She also serves as the clinical lead for the MRI portion of the IBIS projects.
Borda started with CAR in June of 2019. She received her Bachelor's in Psychology in 2014 at Siena College, where she played lacrosse as a Division 1 student-athlete. In 2017, Borda completed her Master's in Clinical Psychology at Loyola University Maryland. Borda loves to work with children and is excited to be part of CAR's innovative research to help families both now and in the future.
Job Titles:
- an Integrated Approach to Establish the Scientific Foundation for Driving Among Adolescents With Autism
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division
- Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Injury Research and Prevention
- Research Institute
Allison E. Curry, PhD, MPH is an associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine, and a senior scientist in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention.
Dr. Curry's research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of motor vehicle crashes in children and adolescents. She leads the development of the New Jersey Safety and Health Outcomes (NJ-SHO) Data Warehouse, a tool being used to advance safety and health research and associated epidemiologic methods through novel linkages of state-level administrative data sources-including driver licensing, motor vehicle crashes, traffic citations, medical records, healthcare utilization, and vital statistics data.
She is the principal investigator of research funded by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) that aims to establish the scientific foundation for driving safety among teens with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Curry also serves as the site PI for a suite of NICHD- and CDC-funded grants that aim to develop and evaluate novel traffic safety technologies in collaboration with Minnesota HeathSolutions.
Her previous studies include the first rigorous evaluation of the effects of a Graduated Driver Licensing decal provision on the rate of teen compliance, enforcement, and crash rates, and several epidemiologic studies that directly inform state-level implementation of GDL policy, including consideration of whether GDL should be extended to older novice drivers. Dr. Curry also collaborated on a CDC-funded study that utilizes CHOP electronic health records data to define the natural history and time course of concussions in children.
Her work has been funded by federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and corporate entities in the field of automotive safety. Dr. Curry previously was the director of research at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Curry served as an associate editor for the journal Traffic Injury Prevention and is currently a member of the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board's Committee on Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing (ACH60) and Young Driver Subcommittee.
Job Titles:
- Pediatric Neurologist
- Research Institute
Dr. Alyssa Rosen is a pediatric neurologist in the Division of Neurology at CHOP, specializing in the care of children with autism and epilepsy-related disorders.
Dr. Rosen is a pediatric neurologist in the Division of Neurology at CHOP, specializing in the care of children with autism and epilepsy-related disorders. Dr. Rosen attended Harvard Medical School and completed her residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and her residency in child neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and CHOP. She did her fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy with a focus on autism spectrum disorders at CHOP.
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- Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician
- Research Institute
Dr. Bennett's research interests include screening for medical and behavioral co-morbidities in individuals with developmental disabilities, with specific interest in improving screening and outcome measures for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Dr. Bauer's academic and clinical career are focused on improving the care of children and adolescents with thyroid disease. He has extensive experience and knowledge of thyroid pathophysiology and tumorigenesis, and has been critical to the clinical success of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Thyroid Center.
Job Titles:
- Chairman in Pediatrics at Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Jaffe's research interests focus on quality improvement and patient safety. She is working on several projects, including efforts to improve documentation and adherence to evidence-based guidelines for care.
Job Titles:
- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Coordinator
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- CAR Infrastructure Cores Staff Member
- Research Institute
- Senior Administrative Resource Coordinator
Ayana King-Pointer has enjoyed working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for many years, providing high-level administrative support to the scientific director, training director, and administrative director in the Center for Autism Research.
Ayana King-Pointer has enjoyed working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for many years and gained an extensive background in family services before joining the Center for Autism Research (CAR). She finds working at CAR personally and professionally rewarding, having a family member on the autism spectrum. King-Pointer serves as senior resource coordinator and provides high-level administrative support to CAR's scientific director, training director, and administrative director. She also supervises the administrative support team and acts as the information conduit for clinicians and scientists on matters relating to hospital and research administrative processes. King-Pointer handles participant stipends and travel arrangements and is the primary contact for CAR's general office purchasing needs and external vendor relations. She attended Cheyney University where she majored in early childhood education.
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
Research by Dr. Yerys focuses on the development of cognitive and neural mechanisms that support adaptive behavior in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Chief Scientific Strategy Officer
- Research Institute
Dr. Davidson works to understand the molecular basis of childhood onset neurodegenerative diseases and the development of gene and small molecule therapies for treatment. She also focuses on how noncoding RNAs participate in neural development and neurodegenerative disease processes, and how they can be harnessed for therapies.
Cheng C, Spengler RM, Keiser MS, Monteys AM, Rieders JM, Ramachandran S, Davidson BL. The long non-coding RNA NEAT1 is elevated in polyglutamine repeat expansion diseases and protects from disease gene-dependent toxicities. Hum Mol Genet. 2018 Dec; 27(24):4303-4314. PMID: 30239724
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- Scientist
- Computational Scientist
- Research Institute
Dr. Tunç is a computational scientist investigating the application of machine learning and statistical data analysis in various domains such as digital phenotyping, nature of psychopathology, and neuroimaging. He participates in studies using normative, developmental, and clinical samples to parse heterogeneity in psychiatric disorders by developing novel computational techniques.
Dr. Tunç is a computational scientist in the Center for Autism Research (CAR) and a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania. His primary area of research is the application of machine learning and statistical data analysis in various domains such as digital phenotyping, nature of psychopathology, and neuroimaging (brain connectivity).
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Research Technician
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- Research Institute
- Scientist and Licensed Psychologist
Casey Zampella, PhD, earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Rochester. She completed her APA-accredited Clinical Psychology internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and remained at CHOP for her postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Autism Research.
Dr. Zampella's research focuses on quantifying movement differences in autism and the role of movement in social communication. She is particularly interested in leveraging technology and dyadic paradigms to capture bidirectional interpersonal movement cues as they unfold in natural contexts.
As a researcher and licensed psychologist at CAR, Dr. Zampella works with children ranging in age from infancy to adolescence and their families. Many of her current studies use computational behavior analysis approaches to identify biobehavioral markers of autism, for improved early detection and characterization of individual differences. Dr. Zampella is also the Autism Track leader for the Psychology Internship Training Program at CHOP.
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- Adjunct Associate Professor and Executive Director of Linguistic Data Consortium
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- Director
- Distinguished Professor
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- Attending Physician
- Research Institute
Dr. Cielo conducted clinical and translational research related to the mechanisms and effects of obstructive sleep apnea in children, with a specific focus on infant populations, children with craniofacial conditions, and the use of MRI and other imaging modalities to understand structural contributors to obstructive sleep apnea in children.
Job Titles:
- Principal Investigator
- Research Institute
Dr. Thom uses computational and cellular approaches to understand genetic determinants of hematopoiesis. Dr. Thom aims to harness related insights to improve in vitro blood cell production from induced pluripotent stem cells.
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Coordinator III
- Research Institute
Claire Moulder, MA, EdS, is a certified school psychologist, clinical research coordinator III, and psychometrician at the Center for Autism Research.
Clare Polega, PsyD, is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Autism Research (CAR). Dr. Polega earned her doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in child and adolescent psychology at Adler University in Chicago. Her dissertation research examined how White teachers create racially inclusive classrooms for Black students. Dr. Polega completed her APA-accredited predoctoral clinical psychology internship at the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University within the diagnostic assessment clinic, language and learning clinic, and feeding clinic. Before and during graduate school, Dr. Polega worked at a child welfare agency, and she continues to volunteer with children in foster care.
As a postdoctoral fellow at CAR, Dr. Polega works as a clinician on multiple research studies, evaluating children from infancy through adolescence with autism, Down syndrome, and co-occurring developmental and mental health diagnoses. She has served in leadership roles as a member of a diversity workgroup and Down syndrome workgroup, as a supervisor to graduate students, and a mentor for high school students interested in the field of psychology and autism. Her clinical interests include conducting developmental and autism evaluations for children with developmental differences and supporting families after initial diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder. Her research interests include understanding early childhood milestone development in children with Down syndrome and increasing racial inclusion and representation of minoritized communities in research.
Dr. Wang works on biomarker identification using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and homo- and hetero-nuclear spectroscopy techniques for pediatric disease research including tumors, iron overload, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, autism, mitochondrial, Gaucher's, and Canavan's diseases.
Dr. Ferro is a clinical informatician, pediatrician, researcher, and strategic systems thinker dedicated to demonstrably better outcomes for patients, families, and healthcare teams. She is course director for the informatics & quality improvement rotation in the Clinical Informatics Fellowship and co-leads CHOP's Innovation Ecosystem.
Job Titles:
- Associated Director of CAR and Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at the University of Pennsylvania
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- Program Consultant
- Research Institute
Debra L. Dunn, JD is a program consultant at the Center for Autism Research.
Debra L. Dunn, JD, works as a program consultant for the Center for Autism Research (CAR). She was CAR's first Director of Outreach and Study Recruitment from 2008-2013. Her current responsibilities include contract negotiations, donor relations, and helping to grow the PASSAGE Program, CAR's new transition to adulthood program.
Dunn has been active in the autism community for more than 20 years as a parent of a young adult diagnosed with autism. In addition to her work at CAR, she consulted with the Penn Center for Mental Health at the University of Pennsylvania to establish an inclusive lab preschool for autistic children - The Ability Academy. She served as a board member of the Autism Society of America Greater Philadelphia Chapter and was a founding board member of ASCEND Group, a local autism advocacy organization. She was a member of the Right to Education Task Force, where she led a team assisting the Pennsylvania Department of Education in monitoring special education programs in Delaware County, Pa.
Dunn contributed six articles related to education and advocacy to The Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, (Editor-in-chief, Fred R. Volkmar) and was a parent reviewer for the Autism Toolkit from the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children With Disabilities.
Dunn graduated from Duke University and The University of North Carolina School of Law. Prior to her work in the autism community, she was a litigation attorney in Philadelphia. She continues to use her experience to help others become effective advocates.
Dr. Shu's research focuses on developing and applying suitable statistical methods for assessing comparative safety and effectiveness of medical products.
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- Predoctoral Research Award, Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation. Award for an Outstanding Female Graduate Student in Science or Engineering, 2004
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- Lead Curriculum Developer of COACH Program
- Nephro - Urology Imaging Research Fellow
- Research Institute
Dr. Viteri is a pediatric nephrologist with an interest in renal imaging biomarkers, and works to develop renal imaging modalities to improve diagnostic tools and develop predictive models utilizing quantitative imaging analysis.
Dr. Bernarda Viteri is a Nephro-urology Imaging Research Fellow in the Department of Radiology and an Attending Physician in the Division of Nephrology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is also Clinical Instructor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Originally from Ecuador, Dr. Viteri completed her undergraduate and medical degrees in a six-year combined program at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, where she graduated at the top of her class. She moved to the United States in 2008 and started working in pediatric urology research at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She conducted research for two years in various roles leading up to co-investigator, where she developed interest in kidney imaging research.
Dr. Viteri completed her pediatric training at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, obtaining an "Advocacy Annual Award" for her work in rural communities in Ecuador. She completed her pediatric nephrology sub-specialization at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she pioneered an imaging track and became Co-Director of the Renal Imaging webinar sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology. As a pediatric nephrologist with interest in renal imaging biomarkers, Dr. Viteri is working with teams from the Departments of Radiology and Urology and the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Center at CHOP on different renal imaging modalities to improve diagnostic tools and develop different predictive models utilizing quantitative imaging analysis to improve the care of children, all while pursuing a Master of Science in Translational Research at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Fellow at the Children 's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Research Institute
Dr. Cody Gathers is a pediatric critical care fellow at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a postdoctoral research fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program, through which he is obtaining his Master of Science in Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. His passion includes community engagement to mitigate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in cardiac arrest, and he develops interventions to mitigate these disparities within hospital systems and communities.
He studied biochemistry and military leadership at Clemson University and subsequently obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Medical University of South Carolina. Prior to his fellowship, he completed his residency in pediatrics through the Urban Health and Advocacy Track of the Boston Combined Residency Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center.
Dr. Gathers is a pediatric critical care fellow and postdoctoral research fellow working to mitigate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric cardiac arrest.
Job Titles:
- Fellow
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Research Institute
Ashlee Yates Flanagan, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Autism Research.
Dr. Yates Flanagan, is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Autism Research and is mentored by Whitney Guthrie, PhD. Dr. Yates Flanagan received her doctorate in School Psychology from Tulane University and holds a master's degree in Counseling from New York University. She completed her APA-accredited internship with the University of Tennessee Psychology Consortium, where she also trained in the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities program. As a result of Dr. Yates Flanagan's leadership role during her internship, she was listed as a 2022 Emerging Leader for the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. As a fellow at the Center for Autism Research, she serves primarily in two distinct roles: clinician and researcher.
Dr. Yates Flanagan's clinical role is embedded within the context of research and involves administering cognitive and developmental assessments with children in early development and their caregivers. Invested in culturally sensitive approaches in the clinical assessment of autism, Dr. Yates Flanagan is committed to centering the influence of culture, race, gender, identity, and difference in her assessment practices.
In her research role, Dr. Yates Flanagan serves in a leadership capacity across studies at CAR, specifically utilizing her qualitative expertise to make meaning of cultural perspectives and experiences within autism. She is Co-Investigator, with Drs. Whitney Guthrie and Casey Zampella, of a multi-methods project advancing culturally responsive research methods to identify infants at risk for ASD in CHOP's primary care settings, via computer vision analysis methods. This project anchors her research at CAR and aids her award as a selected 2023 CHOP Postdoctoral Fellow in Academic Diversity, a partnership with University of Pennsylvania's Provost Fellowship Program to increase the diversity of the academic research community at the University of Pennsylvania and CHOP.
Ultimately, Dr. Yates Flanagan's research aims include co-constructing culturally responsive research designs for children on the autism spectrum and families identifying as Black, that explore early identification of ASD, gaps in services related to ASD, and caregivers' perspectives and experiences of ASD services.
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- CAR Infrastructure Cores Staff Member
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Computer Science Engineer and Data Scientist
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
Dr. Edgar has more than 25 years of experience using non-invasive imaging to study brain function and structure in psychiatric and neurological patient populations. His most recent research focuses on studying brain structure and function maturation processes.
Dr. Zee's statistical methods research includes topics in survival analysis, measurement error, observational data methods, and machine learning. Her clinical research is focused on kidney disease, specifically in clinical and pathology markers of glomerular and chronic kidney disease progression.
Dr. Berman's research focuses on the coupling between brain structure and function and how abnormal development of the structure-function relationships contribute to the clinical symptoms of disorders such as autism spectrum disorder.
Dr. Gerber's research focuses on the epidemiology and outcomes of antimicrobial use in children, in both hospital and ambulatory settings.
Dr. Lynch is a physicist specializing in biomedical optics. Her research focuses on the development and use of novel optical imaging devices to improve the way we monitor the brain in vulnerable pediatric patients.
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- Additional CAR Infrastructure Cores Staff Member
- Data Analyst II
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Research Assistant ( MEG )
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- Additional CAR Infrastructure Cores Staff Member
- Data Analyst I
Dr. Shults works to develop statistical methods for longitudinal data that include semi-parametric approaches to account for subject/cluster level associations and maximum likelihood-based approaches for simulation and analysis of discrete longitudinal outcomes that may have overdispersion.
Dr. Puopolo helped lead the research team that developed and validated multivariate prediction models for neonatal early-onset sepsis risk assessment. Her current research addresses the impacts of maternal immunity, perinatal antibiotic exposure, and neonatal infection on infant and childhood health.
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Research Assistant ( MEG )
Dr. Prosser's research focuses are the development and rehabilitation of movement in children, particularly those with neurological impairments. This includes the investigation of the development of impaired movement, the study of novel motor rehabilitation interventions in children, and the interaction between the processes of neuroplasticity and neuromaturation in sensorimotor systems.
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- Clinical Research Support Staff
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- CAR Infrastructure Cores Staff Member
Luke Bloy, PhD
Scientist
David Mandell, ScD
Associated Director of CAR and Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research at the University of Pennsylvania
Yunyun Zhou, PhD
Scientist, Machine Learning
Christopher Cieri, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor and Executive Director of Linguistic Data Consortium
Mark Liberman, PhD
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Linguistics and Director of Linguistics Data Consortium
Ragini Verma, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology
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- Pediatric Research Center
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Associate Director of Specialty Programs
Dr. McRae is Associate Director of Specialty Programs and Diversity in the Office of Academic Training and Outreach Programs. She works to enhance and support CHOP's growing population of diverse scientists by developing relevant programming and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for researchers from all backgrounds.
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- Associate Professor of Radiology
The principal goal of Dr. Simmons' research program is to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms that link an aberrant intrauterine milieu to the later development of diseases in adulthood. She has made many seminal contributions to the understanding of the role that epigenetic modifications play in developmental programming of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
Dr. Berg is a resuscitation scientist with extensive clinical and preclinical translational laboratory experience in the areas of cardiac arrest, VF, defibrillation, and personalized physiologic-directed CPR. He has substantial expertise in conducting multicenter observational and interventional trials.
Dr. Baldassano's research focuses on children who have inflammatory bowel diseases, and he oversees a large team of researchers at CHOP working to translate discoveries in the laboratory into direct patient care for children. One promising area of current research involves investigating the intestinal microbiomes of children with inflammatory bowel diseases.
Dr. Sutton is an internationally recognized expert in pediatric cardiac arrest. His career focus is on developing and evaluating novel techniques and devices to improve the care delivered during in-hospital resuscitation attempts.
Dr. Xiao's research focuses primarily on methodology and applications in clinical and genetic studies. She has extensive collaborative experience in developmental disabilities, metabolic disorders, EEG monitoring for seizure screening, chronic kidney disease, and juvenile spondyloarthritis.
Dr. Morgan is a resuscitation scientist who studies pediatric cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) through both translational laboratory work and clinical studies. His focus is to identify disease-specific pathophysiology that can be specifically targeted during CPR.
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- Sensor Network With Active Instructional Content to Prevent Child Safety Seat Misuse
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Coordinator
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Research Assistant ( MEG )
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
Dr. Stacey Rose is an attending physician in the Division of General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and an assistant professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Rose's research focuses on general pediatrics.
Dr. Willi's research focuses on therapeutics for type 1 and type 2 diabetes and he has performed a number of physiologic studies in the etiology and characterization of diabetes in children. His current studies include trials on the delay of progression of type 1 diabetes and a multicenter trial to examine the optimal therapeutics for type 2 diabetes in children.
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- Chief Scientific Officer
- Executive Vice President
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- CAR Infrastructure Cores Staff Member
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Research Assistant ( MEG )
Dr. Laetsch is a pediatric oncologist who provides clinical care and conducts research with the overarching goal of improving treatment options for children with difficult to treat cancers.
Todd Kilbaugh, MD, is an anesthesiologist and pediatric intensivist with the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, medical director of the ECMO Center, and director of the Resuscitation Science Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Gaetz uses magnetoencephalography (MEG) imaging to gain a deeper understanding of the neurobiology of cortical function in human health and disease. He has an interest in assessing the functional significance of somatosensory and motor cortical oscillations in children using MEG.
Dr. Li conducts methodological research in causal inference, unmeasured confounding, missing data, longitudinal analysis, survival analysis, mediation, Bayesian analyses, and survey methods.
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- Scientist, Machine Learning
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant
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- Vice President, Technology Transfer, Commercialization, and Research Contracts
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- Additional Clinical Research Support Staff Member
- Clinical Research Assistant