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    Uncovering a way for pro-B cells to change trajectory (link is external)

    Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have found that YY1 knockout pro-B cells can generate T lineage cells helping B cells produce antibodies.

    Scientific discovery scratching beneath the surface of itchiness (link is external)

    A collaborative study led by researchers from Penn Vet provides insights into how a species of worms found a way to evade the mammalian urge to scratch an itch.

    An integral T cell pathway helps regulate female gene expression (link is external)

    Penn Vet researchers have revealed a connection between NF-κB signaling pathways and X chromosome inactivation, which has implications for understanding sex-based immune responses during infection.

    Penn Vet Working Dog Center researchers have identified a field-applicable way to help dogs cool down after exercise (link is external)

    As the director of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, Cynthia Otto sees that, because working dogs are selected for high motivation, their drive can override physiological signs that they’re getting too hot.…

    A modified peptide shows promise for fighting tumors (link is external)

    Researchers in Penn Vet led a collaborative study that demonstrates how a modified peptide normalizes tumor vasculature and enhances various cancer treatments.

    A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment (link is external)

    Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet.  

    Understanding how a red seaweed reduces methane emissions from cows (link is external)

    Methane emissions from livestock are a leading contributor to climate warming. In a collaborative study testing the diets of cows, Dipti Pitta (pictured) and Nagaraju Indugu of the School of…

    Kotaro Sasaki and his team unveil the genetics of testicular cancer (link is external)

    Researchers develop the first in vitro seminoma model, shedding light on chromosomal anomalies and signaling pathways.  

    How deadly parasites choose to be male (link is external)

    Penn Vet researchers reveal the gene expression across the life cycle of Cryptosporidium and identify the determinant of maleness.

    Exploring wildlife medicine in a summer externship (link is external)

    Two graduating Penn Vet students reflect on their Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship experience last summer, researching black-footed ferrets, bighorn sheep, and elk.

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