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Penn Vet Researchers Evaluate a New Device That Could Streamline Vision-Saving Therapies
Retinal blindness caused by the death of photoreceptors, the light-sensing cells within the retina, affects millions of people worldwide. Novel gene and cell therapies to prevent or rescue vision loss…
Hope for cell-based retinal repair: Penn Vet study finds key to improving survival of transplanted cells
Researchers identify metabolic stress as an obstacle to photoreceptor transplantation highlighting a critical window for therapeutic intervention.
New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease (link is external)
A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone…
SAVMA Student Teaching Awards 2025
On Friday, April 11, the Penn Vet community gathered to honor students, faculty, and hospital staff during the annual SAVMA Student Teaching Awards. Recipients are selected by the student body…
Monkey’s Cross-country Journey Ends with a New Kidney… and Friend
Monkey is a people cat, the kind of kitty who eagerly greets his owners when they come home. He has been a little lovebug since Erik Palitsch and Angi Whitford…