Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Chief Scientific Officer Named to California Stem Cell Research Body Governing Board
April 6, 2021
Pat Levitt, PhD, joins governing board of California’s stem cell agency
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LOS ANGELES – Three top doctors from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have been accepted into the American Pediatric Society (APS) – a distinguished membership of leaders in academic pediatrics
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May 16, 2019
Pat Levitt, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Simms/Mann Chair in Developmental Neurogenetics, received a $3.7M grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to
Common Psychiatric Disorders Share an Overlapping Genetic Risk
June 22, 2018
Investigators found that many common psychiatric disorders are deeply connected on a genetic level, sharing specific genetic risk factors, underscoring the need to recognize shared dimensions of brain
Neurodevelopment of 2-Month-Old Infants Shows Effect of Maternal Stress
April 8, 2019
A study of 70 mothers and their infants suggests that the impact of maternal stress on neurodevelopment is detectable by electroencephalography (EEG) at 2 months of age. The team of investigators, co
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Surgeon Kasper Wang Elected to the Pediatric Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery
February 21, 2018
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Announces First-Ever Chief Innovation Officer
April 30, 2018
In his role, Omkar Kulkarni will be responsible for fostering innovation across CHLA's clinical and research enterprises – including finding successful new methods of care, incubating new medical