Grant, along with co-studyleaderHakonHakonarson, M. D., Ph. D., directoroftheCAG, leda team based at the Children's HospitalofPhiladelphiaandthe Universityof Pennsylvania.
Because ofthe virus subtype, it is less likely that avian flu would become transmissible from person to person, but still possible, said Dr. William Short at the division of infectious diseases at Thomas Jefferson UniversityHospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Koop was appointed surgeon-in-chief at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia and served as a professor at theUniversityofPennsylvania School of Medicine.
Koop was appointed surgeon-in-chief at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia and he also served as a professor at theUniversityofPennsylvania School of Medicine.