Where we Work
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a leader in the advancement of laboratory and patient-oriented research dedicated to improving the health of children and their families worldwide. It is home to one of the nation's largest pediatric research programs, spanning virtually every area of pediatric medicine.
All research activities at the hospital are conducted under the auspices of the Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute, which is administratively housed in the 440,000 sq ft. Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Pediatric Research Center on the campus of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Established in 1972, the Institute is named after former physician-in-chief Joseph Stokes, Jr., who focused intensely on the research and development of pediatric vaccines and has been credited with transforming Children's Hospital into a "world center of pediatric training and research." The Stokes Institute now supports over 250 investigators and their staffs who pursuing hundreds of active research projects at any given time. Children's Hospital ranks among the top two pediatric hospitals nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding.
The Johnson laboratory is located on the 12th floor of the Abramson Center and occupies approximately 3000 sq ft. Located within this state-of-the-art space are cell culture facilities and dedicated space for viral vector production.