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    Penn Vet’s William Beltran to Study New Stem Cell Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa with Second Round Funding from Fighting Blindness Canada

    Dr. William A. Beltran and Dr. David M. Gamm have been awarded CAD$725,000 from Fighting Blindness Canada’s Restore Vision 20/20 program to continue their ground-breaking research into cell replacement therapy…

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    Dr. Andrew Hoffman Inducted as Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

    Andrew Hoffman, DVM, DSc, DACVIM, the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) was recognized as a newly elected…

    Stopping Disease Transmission at the Source

    Dr. Michael Povelones considers how the chain of disease transmission could be halted before a pathogen ever leaves the mosquito vector.

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    Penn Vet Establishes Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases

    Signaling the world’s vulnerability to disease, Penn Vet is launching the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, with a goal of…

    Two Decades Since 9/11: Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center Launches Tribute Video

    Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center has launched a new video, “Two Decades Since 9/11: A Tribute.”

    Igor Brodsky, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Pathobiology at Penn Vet

    Igor Brodsky, AB, PhD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Pathobiology at Penn Vet effective October 1, 2021.

    Penn Vet Names Dr. Mark Oyama Interim Chair of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine

    Mark Oyama, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM, has been named Interim Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine (CSAM) at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn…

    Advancing Dental & Oral Surgery

    The Power of Penn Vet Campaign, part of Penn’s larger $4.1 billion campaign, enables the School to accelerate our impact in the areas of clinical care, research, and education. 

    Penn Vet New Bolton Center, Royal Veterinary College Launch New MARS EQUESTRIAN™ Veterinary Scholarship Program for Equine Research

    The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) – together with the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and MARS EQUESTRIAN™ – has launched a new, international scholarship program aimed…

    Boris Striepen, PhD, Named the Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

    Boris Striepen, PhD, Professor of Pathobiology, an internationally recognized parasitologist, has been named the Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania’s…

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