Penn Vet News

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    Behind the Breakthroughs: Andrew Vaughan

    In this edition, we sit down with Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Andrew “Andy” Vaughan, PhD. Vaughan is a molecular and cellular biologist with a specific interest in lung regeneration.

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    $1.5 Million Gift from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company Fuels Growth of Canine Cognition and Performance Research at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center

    The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Working Dog Center (WDC) has received a transformative $1.5 million gift from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company to establish the Purina…

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    Members of Penn Vet’s orthopedic team perform surgery in the Total Hip Replacement Program, including starting from the second from the left, Anna Massie, assistant professor of small animal orthopedic surgery, Jason Syrcle, Section Chief and professor of clinical small animal orthopedic surgery, and Kimberly Agnello, professor of small animal orthopedic surgery.
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    Howee, after successful treatment at the New Bolton Center, and his owner Mallie Touchton, 15, of Lancaster County, compete at the Solanco Fair in September 2025.

    Penn Today News

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    Identifying genes that keep cancer from spreading (link is external)

    Using a novel approach, Penn Vet’s Chris Lengner and M. Andrés Blanco and colleagues have identified two genes that suppress colorectal cancer metastasis.

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    Wild birds are driving the current U.S. bird flu outbreak (link is external)

    Since late 2021, a panzootic, or “a pandemic in animals,” of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals.

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    Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human (link is external)

    The Comparative Immunotherapy Program led by Penn Vet’s Nicola Mason is redefining how therapies are developed and tested—uniting human and veterinary medicine to move promising immunotherapies forward.


    In the Media

    Bellwether Features

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    Unboxing a Pioneer’s Legacy

    Born in 1919, Jane Hinton, V’49, came of age when opportunities for women in science and medicine were scarce — and for Black women, nearly nonexistent. expertise in poultry and…

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    A Love of Animals and the Land

    The Penn Vet of Dean Snyder, V’54, was a very different place than today. So was the world.

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    Comforting Philanthropy

    At Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, world-class clinical care is matched with deep compassion for animals and the people who love them.

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    In the Office with Donna Kelly, DVM, MASCP, DACPV, DACVPM

    Donna Kelly, DVM, MASCP, DACPV, DACVPM, shares her New Bolton Center office with the campus’s microbiology reference library.

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