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    Penn Vet’s Next Gen Biomedical Scientists Present Their Research at the Annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium

    Two dozen budding Penn Vet scientists presented a rich array of ambitious biomedical research projects at the annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium held last month in Spokane, Washington. 

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    A New Penn Vet Clinic Brings Support and Hope for Dogs with Retinal Disease

    Zoey the cockapoo greeted life with tail-wagging joy. A mass of tawny curls, she loved everyone, and they loved her back.

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    Penn Vet’s Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Hosts Second Annual Research Retreat

    The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) hosted its annual Faculty Research Retreat on September 3 at the Brandywine…

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    White Coat Day

    With friends and family cheering them on, nearly 130 third year students gathered at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center on Saturday for one of the veterinary school’s most celebrated…

    The class of 2029 wears blue orientation t-shirts and poses for a group photo. They are outside and there are trees an an academic building behind them.

    Welcome, VMD Class of 2029!

    Penn Vet’s newest cadre of veterinarians-to-be began classes this week.

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    Breakthrough Discovery Reveals How Connection Between Mitochondrial Vulnerability and Neurovasculature Function Impacts Neuropsychiatric Disease

    Research from University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that repurposing a cholesterol drug may benefit 22qDS patients with neuropsychiatric disease

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    Penn Vet Teamwork Comes Through for a Dog with a Strong Will but a Sick Heart

    Something about Litte Dove just wasn’t quite right. Even in her favorite Philly park with her favorite people, the usually plucky shepherd mix sat down abruptly in mid-walk.

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    Researchers Advance mRNA Delivery to the Retina Using Stabilized Lipid Carriers

    Efficient delivery of synthetic mRNA to the retina remains one of the key hurdles in developing mRNA-based treatments for vision loss.

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    A New Penn Vet Study Aims to Shed Light on Honeybees’ Foraging Habits, with an Eye Toward Aiding their Survival

    A new study recently underway at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) New Bolton Center, led by Associate Professor of Epidemiology Laurel Redding, aims to shed…

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    Penn Vet Researchers Evaluate a New Device That Could Streamline Vision-Saving Therapies

    Retinal blindness caused by the death of photoreceptors, the light-sensing cells within the retina, affects millions of people worldwide. Novel gene and cell therapies to prevent or rescue vision loss…

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