The CHOP Research Institute
Summer Scholars Program

2017 Faculty Members

CRISSP offers projects in basic, translational, clinical and behavioral research. Applicants are asked to select the two projects that most interest them when completing the application. Roll your mouse over the Research Type to see the definitions. In addition, click on the areas of Research Interest to view participating faculty project descriptions.

Fran Balamuth, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.E.

Division: Emergency Medicine

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Recognizing Sepsis in the Emergency Department

Lamia P. Barakat, Ph.D.

Division: Oncology/Neonatology

Research Type: BehavioralBehavioral Research: Patient-oriented research that involves the application of social science concepts to better understand principles of human behavior (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Pediatric Psychology

Andrew J. Bauer, M.D.

Division: Endocrinology

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Pediatric Thyroid Disorders

Rhonda C. Boyd, Ph.D.

Division: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Research Type: BehavioralBehavioral Research: Patient-oriented research that involves the application of social science concepts to better understand principles of human behavior (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Youth Mood Disorders and Maternal Depression

Rodney M. Camire, Ph.D.

Division: Hematology

Research Type: BasicBasic Research: Research most often conducted in a laboratory setting that is designed to enhance our scientific knowledge base (does not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for Maintaining Normal Hemostasis

Marni Falk, M.D.

Division: Human Genetics

Research Type: TranslationalTranslational Research: Research focused on bringing concepts in laboratory research directly into medical practice (may or may not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Diseases

Alexander Fiks, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Division: General Pediatrics

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Primary Care Innovation and the Impact of Informatics Tools on Health Outcomes

Struan Grant, Ph.D.

Division: Human Genetics and Molecular Biology

Research Type: BasicBasic Research: Research most often conducted in a laboratory setting that is designed to enhance our scientific knowledge base (does not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Genomics of Metabolic and Endocrine Traits

J. Todd Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.

Division: Orthopedic Surgery

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine

Daniel Licht, M.D.

Division: Neurology

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Neuromonitoring Critically Ill Infants

Elizabeth Lowenthal, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Division: General Pediatrics

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Pediatric Global Health

Eric Marsh, M.D., Ph.D.

Division: Neurology

Research Type: BasicBasic Research: Research most often conducted in a laboratory setting that is designed to enhance our scientific knowledge base (does not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Impact of Early Brain Development on Seizure Disorders

Judith Miller, Ph.D., M.S.

Division: Center for Autism Research

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Diagnosis and Classification Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Yael P. Mosse, M.D.

Division: Oncology

Research Type: TranslationalTranslational Research: Research focused on bringing concepts in laboratory research directly into medical practice (may or may not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Neuroblastoma

Paula Oliver, Ph.D.

Division: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Research Type: BasicBasic Research: Research most often conducted in a laboratory setting that is designed to enhance our scientific knowledge base (does not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Ubiquitin Pathway Regulation of Immune System Function

William H. Peranteau, M.D.

Division: General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery

Research Type: TranslationalTranslational Research: Research focused on bringing concepts in laboratory research directly into medical practice (may or may not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Fetal Bone Marrow Transplants to Prevent Congenital Disease

Adam Resnick, Ph.D.

Division: Neurosurgery

Research Type: TranslationalTranslational Research: Research focused on bringing concepts in laboratory research directly into medical practice (may or may not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Molecular Characterization and Targeting of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Ronald Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.

Division: Pulmonary Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Center

Research Type: BasicBasic Research: Research most often conducted in a laboratory setting that is designed to enhance our scientific knowledge base (does not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Protein Trafficking in Cystic Fibrosis

Rebecca Simmons, M.D.

Division: Neonatologist

Research Type: TranslationalTranslational Research: Research focused on bringing concepts in laboratory research directly into medical practice (may or may not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Developmental Aspects of Glucose Transport, Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Diabetes

Christina Szperka, M.D.

Division: Neurology

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Pediatric Headaches

Kai Tan, Ph.D.

Division: Oncology

Research Type: BasicBasic Research: Research most often conducted in a laboratory setting that is designed to enhance our scientific knowledge base (does not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Gene Regulation in Blood Stem Cells and Pediatric Cancers

Matthew D. Weitzman, Ph.D.

Division: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Research Type: BasicBasic Research: Research most often conducted in a laboratory setting that is designed to enhance our scientific knowledge base (does not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Virus-Host Interactions and Genome Instability

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Sandra Amaral, M.D., M.H.S.

Division: Nephrology

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Organ Transplant Access and Management

Kristen A. Feemster, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P.

Division: Infectious Diseases

Research Type: ClinicalClinical Research: Patient-oriented research examining the safety and effectiveness of diagnostics, medicines or medical devices (may involve human subjects or data collected from human subjects)

Research Interest: Understanding Factors Influencing Vaccine Policy and Health-related Behaviors

Ian Krantz, M.D.

Division: Human Genetics and Molecular Biology

Research Type: TranslationalTranslational Research: Research focused on bringing concepts in laboratory research directly into medical practice (may or may not involve human subjects)

Research Interest: Molecular and Cytogenetic Basis of Human Developmental Disorders