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‘King Chad’ Mural Finds a Home at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
April 27, 2021
The artwork, featuring the late actor Chadwick Boseman and a young cancer patient doing the Black Panther salute, is meant to inspire and empower children battling illness.
Beta Booster
March 7, 2017
Senta Georgia, PhD, works at the front lines in the fight against diabetes.
Meet Some of our Research Trainees
August 2, 2021
Astgik Petrosyan, PhD Astgik is a senior postdoctoral researcher working in Laura Perin ’s laboratory. When asked about where her interest in biology comes from, her answer took us back to the
Making it Personal: How Genetic Technologies are Changing the Face of Medicine
June 13, 2019
The age of one-size-fits-all medicine is fading. Taking its place is an era of personalized medicine – the practice of tailoring disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to patients as individuals
A Preemie’s First Year: Lincoln’s Long Journey
February 22, 2021
Born at 25 weeks and just 2 pounds, Lincoln faces the precarious life of a micropreemie. But he has help—the vigilance of his parents and the expertise of multiple CHLA specialists.
Casey Fisher Can’t Lose
February 15, 2018
After beating back two life-threatening illnesses, the resilient teenager has a new heart to take forward and a bout with cancer to leave behind. Consider this a chicken-and-egg discussion no one ever
When Toys Change Everything
May 18, 2017
One toy can make a world of difference. After nearly three years of extended stays at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, this was one of the most enduring takeaways for 6-year-old Valentino Ricciotti
Celebrating ‘Super Seth’
March 2, 2018
Superheroes come in many shapes and sizes. In the movies and the comics, they’re most often big and strong, with bulging biceps and superpowers unlike anything we earthlings have ever seen. In real
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