BREAKING THROUGH with Madeline Bell

While many institutions across the country were modeling the trajectory of COVID-19 at the national level, Dr. David Rubin , and his colleagues at CHOP’s PolicyLab took a more innovative approach: They mapped the spread of the virus at the county level. More than 500 U.S. counties are included in the PolicyLab model, which has been used by local and state policymakers, as well as the White House C...

Testing is one of the most important tools we have to track and stop the spread of COVID-19, but it comes with many challenges. Dr. Rebecca Harris , Director of CHOP’s Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory , shares the story of how CHOP developed its own COVID-19 test early in the pandemic and describes how her team is finding ways to do more tests, faster, as the pandemic continues.

Could dogs’ noses hold the answer to a better COVID-19 diagnostic test? Dr. Audrey Odom John , Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at CHOP, discusses her efforts to develop a COVID-19 breathalyzer test with help from some four-legged friends – and shares the questions CHOP researchers most want to answer about the disease.

In the spring, doctors began noticing a mysterious inflammatory condition in children that involved fever, rashes, diarrhea and vomiting. Now known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, the rare syndrome seems to be a postviral inflammatory response to COVID-19. Dr. Edward Behrens , Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and Director of the Immune Dysregulation Frontier Progra...

In “Where We Are Now,” a five-episode special series, Madeline Bell speaks with five CHOP researchers about the COVID-19-related work they are leading – and about what gives them hope during this challenging time. With episodes focused on everything from a modeling tool that forecasts the spread of the virus across more than 500 U.S. counties to a unique COVID-19 test developed in the CHOP labs, t...

Join Madeline in CHOP’s “lab of the future” in the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Pediatric Research Center. As Director of the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics and Chief Scientific Strategy Officer at CHOP, Dr. Davidson is developing innovative gene therapies to treat inherited brain disorders. Listen in as she talks to Madeline about everything from her earliest br...

Ever wondered what informatics is or how CHOP is using it? Get a peek behind the curtain with CHOP’s Chief Health Informatics Officer, Dr. Bimal Desai. Madeline dives into some of CHOP’s most innovative ideas using technology, like bedside cameras for families to check in on their babies, and what is next for our patients. Learn more about supporting research and discovery at CHOP  here . #ForBrea...

Madeline has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Christina Master about CHOP’s interdisciplinary approach to concussion, including exciting, cutting-edge diagnosis and treatment options.  Concussion Care for Kids: Minds Matter  is a specialized program developed to help families, healthcare providers, school staff and coaches recognize the signs and symptoms of concussion and support children's phys...

Every day approximately 700 CHOP employees go to work in the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Pediatric Research Center, our first research building – one of them is Madeline. She sits down with Leonard to talk about his family’s 30-year relationship with the hospital and how their support has fueled breakthroughs and innovation. To find out how you can help fuel tomorrow’s breakthroughs at CHOP, click...

At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), researchers and doctors are working side by side to improve outcomes for children with  brain tumors . In honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Madeline recently sat down with  Dr. Phillip “Jay” Storm, Chief of CHOP’s Division of Neurosurgery , and  Dr. Adam Resnick , a research scientist at CHOP, to talk about how they are using genetic information t...

April is World Autism Awareness Month, and here at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Madeline is serving as Honorary Captain for the Eagles Autism Challenge, a bike ride and run/walk that will be held in Philadelphia on May 18. The money raised at the challenge will help our scientists make breakthroughs for children with autism – and in this special episode, Madeline speaks to one of those sci...

The lymphatic system is something we all have in our bodies, but very little is known about it. In this episode, Madeline is joined by  Dr. Yoav Dori , Director of  Pediatric Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions and Lymphatic Research  at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Dori and his  team  have developed advanced technologies to diagnose and treat life-threatening diseases of the lymphatic...

In this episode, Madeline is joined by  Dr. Hakon Hakonarson , the founder and director of the  Center for Applied Genomics  (CAG) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Hakonarson leads one of the world’s largest genetics research programs. His team is working to identify the genes that cause complex medical disorders in children and looking for the genetic causes of  cancer ,  autism...

In part 2 of a special two-part episode, Madeline is rejoined by four female scientists from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  Dr. Deborah French ,  Dr. Allison Curry ,  Dr. Renata Pellegrino da Silva  and  Dr. Julia Parish-Morris  talk about their own personal journeys and offer advice to aspiring scientists.  To find out how you can help make tomorrow’s breakthroughs at CHOP, click  here .

Teams at CHOP have been making amazing scientific breakthroughs for more than 160 years. Many of those teams are led by women who have inspired other women to choose careers in healthcare and science. In part 1 of a special two-part episode, Madeline speaks to four female scientists from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia:  Dr. Deborah French ,  Dr. Allison Curry ,  Dr. Renata Pellegrino da Silva...

Abby and Erin Delaney  were born in the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit  at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on July 24, 2016. The twins had a very rare condition called craniopagus – which means they were connected at the tops of their heads. In this episode, Madeline talks to  Dr. Gregory Heuer  and  Dr. Jesse Taylor,  who led the incredible team of nearly 30 people that successfully sep...

In this episode, Madeline talks to one of her personal heroes, Dr. Lucy Rorke-Adams, a pioneer in the field of neuropathology. Dr. Rorke-Adams’ career at CHOP spanned 50 years, and she retired just three years ago at age 86. There isn’t much she hasn’t seen – she even examined Albert Einstein’s brain! To find out how you can help make tomorrow’s breakthroughs at CHOP, click  here .  

September is  National Suicide Prevention Month , and organizations and advocates from across the country are working together to advance the conversation about behavioral health.  Tami Benton, MD , Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chair of the  Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences  at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), joins Madeline to discuss initiatives CHOP...

In this episode of Breaking Through, Madeline speaks with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researchers  Stefano Rivella , PhD, and  William Peranteau , MD, about gene therapy and fetal bone marrow transplants to cure  si ckle cell disease . She also talks about how CHOP’s  Daisy Days  fundraising campaign is fueling their research. To find out how you can help make tomorrow’s breakthroug...

In this episode of Breaking Through, Madeline speaks with Chris Gheysens, President & CEO of Wawa  and Co-Chair of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  Corporate Council . Learn about the long history between CHOP and Wawa, find out how the  Wawa Coffee & Care Cart  is making a difference for families at CHOP, and much more!                                                         To find out how...

In this episode of Breaking Through, Madeline talks to  Stephan Grupp , MD, PhD, Director of the  Cancer Immunotherapy Program  and Section Chief of the Cellular Therapy and Transplant Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She also speaks with the family of a child who received CAR T-cell therapy  for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia at CHOP. To find out how you can help make...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia  makes breakthroughs every day! In this podcast series, Madeline Bell, CHOP’s President & CEO, will take you behind the scenes to meet the people behind the breakthroughs. You’ll get to know CHOP's world-renowned scientists, amazing doctors and nurses. You’ll meet superstars and business leaders and hear why CHOP is their charity of choice. Find out how you can...