The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Oct. 13, 2020.
Credit: Max MesterSeven Penn faculty members from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
The American Society for Clinical Investigation is a medical honor society in the nation consisting of more than 3,000 physician-scientists representing a variety of specialties and fields. The faculty represent a range of specialties themselves, from radiation oncology to pathology and lab medicine.
Professor of Radiation Oncology Yi Fan's research focuses on how the body regulates immune responses alongside blood vessel growth when fighting tumors. His work may help stop the spread of cancer and repair damaged heart tissue.
Matthew J. Wilson Professor of Research Radiology Terence Gade also focuses on cutting-edge imaging techniques that tackle cancer development.
Associate Penn Professor of Neurology Ethan Goldberg directs the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative at CHOP. He focuses his research on understanding how genetic variations can lead to the development of neurological disorders, and his team has been working on the creation of novel therapies in presymptomatic models.
Rajat Deo, an associate professor of cardiology at Penn, works in surveying genetic data and blood proteins to understand their contributions to cardiovascular diseases. Deo also utilizes data analytic techniques and artificial intelligence integrations to monitor changes in heart rhythms across periods of time.
Mucio Kit Delgado, who works as a faculty director of the Nudge Unit and an associate professor of epidemiology and emergency medicine at Penn, focuses on utilizing insights via practicing emergency medicine to further the knowledge of health choices and policy in medical practice. Delgado's recent work involves tackling the racial disparities stemming from firearm injuries and utilizing novel understandings to create safer solutions for gun safety.
Jorge Henao-Mejia, a professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, works in utilizing technological techniques such as gene editing and CRISPR to study the response to external cues by RNAs within immune cells. The goal of his research is to help prevent the progression of obesity, cancer and asthma.
Nilam Mangalmurti is an associate professor in Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care at Penn and researches red blood cells and their failures or malfunctions in critically ill patients. Her work has emphasized the importance of red blood cells within the immune system through various discoveries including a receptor called TLR9.
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