The CHOP Research Institute
Summer Scholars Program

2019 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.

Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, M.D., Ph.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: Developing Therapies that Correct Neuronal Circuit Function

Laura Almasy, Ph.D.

Division: Biomedical and Health Informatics

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 Identification for Complex Human Disorders

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

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

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: Maternal Depression and Youth Mood Disorders

Janis K. Burkhardt, 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: Cytoskeletal Control of the Immune Response

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: Genetic Causes, Metabolic Consequences, and Novel Therapies for Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Diseases

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

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

Andrew C. Glatz, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Division: Cardiology

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: Outcomes Research in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Michael D. Hogarty, 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: Understand the Biology Underlying Neuroblastoma and its Distinct Behaviors

Ian Krantz, 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: Genomic Basis of Human Developmental Disorders

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

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

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 and Genome Editing to Prevent Congenital Disease

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

Lisa J. States, M.D.

Division: Body Imaging, Radiology

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: Advanced Imaging Protocols for the Evaluation of Children with Cancer

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

C. Alix Timko, Ph.D.

Division: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Sarah M. Wood, M.D., M.S.H.P.

Division: Adolescent 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: Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults

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Amelia J. Eisch, Ph.D.

Division: Anesthesiology and Critical Care

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: Probe How Molecular and Cellular Changes Influence Both Normal Behavior and Cognitive Functioning

Daniel Licht, M.D.

Division: Neurology

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: Neuromonitoring Critically Ill Infants