A pediatric immunologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has received a prestigious annual award from the American Philosophical Society, an organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. Jordan S. Orange, M.D., Ph.D., received the Society’s Judson Daland Prize on Nov. 13 for his contributions to research and treatment of inherited immune deficiency diseases.

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