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A New Study from Penn Vet Reveals an Unsung Immune Defender as a Key Guardian of Gut Health and Metabolism
A pioneering new study published in Nature Microbiology, led by Oriol Sunyer, PhD, and a team of researchers at Penn Vet and the University of New Mexico, have uncovered a…
Keeping food safe and animals healthy (link is external)
A strain of the H5N1 virus—best known for causing avian influenza—was detected in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time in March 2024. It has since spread to more than…
A Pennsylvania study of deer and ticks at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine could shape public health and safety across the Commonwealth
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet), in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, are studying the complex interactions between ticks, pathogens, hosts, and their…
Improving T-cell responses to vaccines (link is external)
Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers have modified mRNA vaccines to include the cytokine IL-12 and improve T-cell responses which could improve the body’s ability to fight infections.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Names Amy Durham, Associate Dean for Education
Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has announced the appointment of Amy Durham, MS,…
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…
Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen (link is external)
Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in…
In the Office with Igor Brodsky, PhD
In his Philadelphia-based lab, Igor Brodsky is on a mission to understand how the body recognizes and responds to invading organisms that cause several diseases.
Penn Vet Launches New Course One Health and Climate Change
Faculty In This Story The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has launched a new course, One Health and Climate Change, directed by Penn Vet’s…
Another raw pet food brand contaminated with bird flu infects more cats (link is external)
Dr. Stephen Cole comments on cats becoming sick with avian influenza.