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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…

Food waste: Recycling, not discarding, offers huge environmental benefits (link is external)
Researchers at Penn Vet examine how common food waste recycling methods, including composting, could have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions and the use of natural resources.

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.

Penn Vet Equine Orthopedic Surgeon Awarded Grant For Research to Restore Joint Health in Horses
The Jacques Jenny Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery and Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery, Kyla Ortved, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR, at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine…

A new study from Penn Vet on germ cell gene regulatory networks paves way to determine cause of cryopreservation fertility failures
A study published in Stem Cell Reports, led by Eoin Whelan, PhD, and Ralph Brinster, VMD, PhD, and a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary…

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…

New Study Identifies Promising Inhibitor Combination for Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Subtypes
Faculty In This Story Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences M. Andrés Blanco, PhD, from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and investigators from the Universities of…
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