ABOUT US

Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI)
As a research facility affiliated with a pediatric medical center, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) is uniquely equipped to develop and implement Health and Biomedical Science for a Diverse Community. CHORI is a medical research institute of international renown, with an annual research budget of over $40 million. More than 200 basic and clinical researchers come together at CHORI in an environment that fosters collaboration and an exchange of ideas for saving and improving the lives of children. While research is targeted generally toward pediatric diseases, investigative results may have far-reaching implications for people of all ages in areas such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and aging (see Web site, www.chori.org).

Hall of Health
The Hall of Health, a hands-on health museum and science center founded in 1974, has been sponsored by Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland (CHRCO) since 1989 (see Web site, www.hallofhealth.org). The Hall of Health is dedicated to promoting wellness and individual responsibility for health. The museum occupies a 6,200- square-foot site in downtown Berkeley. The philosophy of the Hall of Health is that health and human biology go hand in hand: an understanding of how the body works provides a meaningful context for all of the practices that promote good health. More than 350,000 visitors of all ages have used the museum’s interactive exhibits to learn about the workings of the body, the value of sound diet and exercise, and the destructive effects of smoking and drug abuse.

Bertram H. Lubin MD, CHORI President, and Director of Medical Research
and Senior Vice President for Research, CHRCO
blubin@chori.org

Ava Holliday, BA
avaholliday@hallofhealth.org
510-549-1016

Curriculum Consultant

Leticia Marquez-Magaña, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology,
San Francisco State University