CHORI is the internationally renowned biomedical research institute of Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland. With world-class scientists and research centers known both nationally and internationally in multiple fields, CHORI is 5th in the nation for National Institutes of Health pediatric research funding.

Bridging basic science and clinical research in the treatment and prevention of human disease, CHORI is a leader in translational research, providing cures for blood diseases, developing new vaccines for infectious diseases, and discovering new treatment protocols for previously fatal or debilitating conditions.

Striving to provide the highest standard of excellence and innovation, CHORI brings together a multidisciplinary collaborative of distinguished investigators in six different Centers of Research: The Center for Cancer Research, The Center for Genetics, The Center for Immunobiology & Vaccine Development, The Center for Nutrition & Metabolism, The Center for Prevention of Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes, and The Center for Sickle Cell Disease & Thalassemia.

Within these major areas of focus, CHORI pushes the frontiers of science – and of excellence – beyond their borders. Among the leading biotech enterprises in the Bay Area, CHORI produced 25 patents in the last 5 years alone. In addition to providing world-class research, CHORI is also a teaching institute, offering unique educational opportunities to high school, college, doctoral and post-doctoral students.

A collaborative nexus for innovative research and learning that stretches beyond local boundaries, CHORI is at the forefront of basic and clinical research that strives to change the world - one patient at a time. Please visit our CHORI Timeline for a snapshot of CHORI's accomplishments during the last half century.