Horse owners usually dread hearing the diagnosis of “Laminitis.” The disease plagues horses of many backgrounds, ages and disciplines. Using genetics, UF/IFAS and University of Pennsylvania scientists have made a breakthrough in the disease thanks to funding from…
Dr. Lisa Murphy dispels the myth that poinsettia plants are poisonous to pets.
The Human Animal Bond Research Institute announces it has awarded a new research grant to Penn Vet to investigate whether pets are a source of microbiota that can help restore…
When Penn Nursing Dean Antonia M. Villarruel and Professor Deborah Becker gave a 2018 presentation at Perry World House with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins about the need for disaster preparedness, they had no idea just how prescient that talk—and…
Andrew Hoffman, DVM, DSc, DACVIM, the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) was recognized as a newly elected…
Drs. Eman Anis and Roderick Gagne are interviewed about deer acting as a reservoir for COVID.
Dr. Oriol Sunyer comments on research finding immune cells within lungfish protective cocoons.
Dr. Michael Povelones considers how the chain of disease transmission could be halted before a pathogen ever leaves the mosquito vector.
Colonel Eric Lombardini, C’93, G’01, V’01, battles threats overseas and in the U.S.
Penn Vet’s unique new Institute for Infectious Zoonotic Diseases
Dr. Elizabeth Lennon comments on the need for pet COVID vaccines.
Dr. Cynthia Otto comments on the bond between working dogs and their handlers.
The Martin E. Winter and Pamela Winter Infectious Disease Fellowship Fund
Chief Farrier Pat Reilly conducted a study at Fair Hill exploring potential correlations of symmetry and performance using a sensor-based gait analysis.
Dr. Liz Arbittier discusses fall booster vaccines for horses.
Signaling the world’s vulnerability to disease, Penn Vet is launching the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, with a goal of…
A newly developed single-cell RNA sequencing technique enables researchers to quickly identify an optimal vector for delivering therapeutic genetic material to treat vision disorders, and perhaps other genetic conditions.
Dr. Lisa Murphy comments on the mysterious summer songbird deaths.
Dr. Cynthia Otto discusses canine scent detection.
Dr. Gary Althouse was awarded Theriogenologist of the Year.
