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    Improving T-cell responses to vaccines

    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.

    Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran sitting in a lab.

    New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

    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…

    Penn breaks ground on Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education

    On a sunny, 71° day in Kennett Square, the School of Veterinary Medicine and broader University of Pennsylvania community celebrated the milestone groundbreaking of the Gail P. Riepe Center for…

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    Veterinary student on the human benefits of poultry medicine

    Growing up in Exton, Pennsylvania, Dana Bubka didn’t have any family members with a veterinary or agricultural background, and she had not even held a chicken before starting college at…

    This image shows Toxoplasma gondii (red) and a neuron (green) in a mouse brain.

    Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen

    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…

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    New genetic cause of blindness in dogs

    In collaboration with a foundation that breeds service dogs for the visually impaired, researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Padova…

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    Balancing renewable energy development and land protection

    The Nature Conservancy in 2023 released its “Power of Place” study, laying out recommendations for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while avoiding negative impacts to ecologically sensitive lands. Contributor…

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    Art Matters: ‘Fantine’ collage in Ryan Veterinary Hospital

    Richard Lichter, a member of the Penn Vet Board of Advisors, commissioned a piece of his late golden retriever, made up of photos of nearly 500 shelter dogs who received…

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    How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance

    Faculty are working on a new vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.

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    What’s That? Black squirrels.

    This is …A common question on campus tours is about uncommon residents, the black squirrels. They live …The black squirrels are regularly seen on College Green, scampering between the historic…

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