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    Dr. William Beltran named One of Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows (link is external)

    Eight faculty from four University of Pennsylvania schools have been elected 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. They are among more than 500 researchers honored for…

    How sex differences may influence lung injury (link is external)

    Comparing lung cells from male and female mice, Penn Vet scientists found gene expression differences that may explain why older males are at a higher risk than females for worse…

    A target for improving recovery from lung injury (link is external)

    After a bout of severe respiratory disease, some patients never fully recover. New research from Penn Vet identifies a factor responsible for inappropriate tissue regrowth after infection, pointing to a…

    People and places at Penn: Research (link is external)

    From Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall to the Schuylkill River, four researchers share their science and their spaces, including Penn Vet’s Roderick Gagne, assistant professor of wildlife disease ecology.

    Recreating the adrenal gland in a petri dish (link is external)

    A Penn Vet–led team coaxed stem cells to take on the characteristics and functions of a human adrenal gland, progress that could lead to new therapies for adrenal insufficiencies and…

    A FLASH of radiation may lead to new cancer care for people and pets alike (link is external)

    Led by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Keith Cengel and the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Brian Flesner, a new study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of treating oral cancer…

    NIH-funded canine immunotherapy data center charts a path toward transformative therapies (link is external)

    With support recently for five more years, Nicola Mason of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Qi Long of the Perelman School of Medicine hope their work leads to new…

    Making ‘true’ equine IVF a reproducible success (link is external)

    A new method developed by Katrin Hinrichs and colleagues in the School of Veterinary Medicine resulted in the birth of three healthy foals. The technique opens the door to new…

    T cells that ‘nibble’ tumors unwittingly help cancer evade the immune response (link is external)

    Penn Vet have uncovered a detailed mechanism by which tumors can skirt both the immune system and cancer therapies that leverage its power.

    Cooler temps and northern climes associated with increased diabetes diagnoses in dogs (link is external)

    Mirroring a finding in humans, diabetes diagnoses in dogs were more common in colder areas of the U.S. and during winter, according to a new study led by Penn Vet…