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    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.

    Bringing cognitive science in action to young minds (link is external)

    Penn Upward Bound high school students from West Philadelphia got a tour of the Penn Smart Aviary, GRASP Lab, and the Penn Vet Working Dog Center during a visit to…

    A hopeful time for Cryptosporidium research (link is external)

    Boris Striepen of Penn Vet organized the First Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting, bringing together researchers and clinicians from around the world to discuss the problems and progress around the parasite and…

    Understanding disease prevalence in Pennsylvania wild turkeys (link is external)

    Researchers from Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures Program are collaborating with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Penn State on a multi-year turkey study.

    Understanding chronic wasting disease in deer (link is external)

    A new collaborative study with Penn Vet researchers analyzed fecal samples to shed light on how the fatal disease impacts the gut microbiome in deer, providing a promising tool for…

    Researchers breathe new life into lung repair (link is external)

    A collaborative effort from teams across Penn culminates in new techniques to repair lung tissue after damage from flu and COVID-19.

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