CHOP Establishes $50M Pediatric Genetics Research Initiative

Sep 23, 2016

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced today the creation of a $50 million initiative promoting pediatric genetics research in the areas of diagnostics, clinical management, patient support and consulting, and therapeutics.

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