November 8, 2011 Contact: John Ascenzi, Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, 267-426-6055 or email@example.com The Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia announced today that it will receive
funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative
created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables
researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address
persistent health and development challenges. Terri Finkel, MD,
PhD, chief of Rheumatology at Children’s Hospital and Professor
of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania, will pursue an innovative global
health research project, titled “Use of a BET Antagonist to
Control and Cure HIV Infection.” Grand Challenges Explorations
funds scientists and researchers worldwide to explore ideas that
can break the mold in how we solve persistent global health and
development challenges. Dr. Finkel’s project is one of 110 Grand
Challenges Explorations grants announced today. “We believe in
the power of innovation—that a