Penn Vet News

    Emerging Scientists at Penn Vet Drive Discovery in Animal and Human Health at 2026 Student Research Day

    Students and faculty mentors were highlighted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) 2026 Student Research Day on March 27, an annual symposium that has showcased…

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    New Stamps Scholars Program at Penn Vet to Support Exceptional VMD and VMD-PhD Students

    The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has partnered with the Stamps Scholars Program to establish the Stamps VMD/VMD-PhD Fellows, a prestigious scholarship initiative recognizing exceptional veterinary…

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    Anthony Fauci, MD, delivers the Robert R. Marshak Keynote lecture at Penn Vet’s fourth annual Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Symposium. (Photo by John Donges)
    A smiling person holds a water bottle and a piece of paper with handwritten notes about "Bet's flies" and "Galapagos".
    Les Goldsmith, V’ 80, with the bottle and the message he sent into the sea near the Galapagos Islands back in June 22, 2001. The Penn Vet alums who found it returned it to him. (Photo by George Bergeman)

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    Stress tested, testing stress: Novel organoid models how the adrenal gland develops (link is external)

    Researchers led by Penn Vet’s Kotaro Sasaki and Michinori Mayama have developed an organoid system that faithfully mimics how the human adrenal gland develops and forms complex tissue structures, providing…

    FAP-CAR T cells deplete tumor associated FAP+ fibroblasts and enhance T-cell infiltration FAP-CAR-tLNPs treated group when compared to control (PBS) group.

    Targeting tumor supporting cells: Advancing CAR T success in pancreatic cancer (link is external)

    Research led by Penn Vet’s Ellen Puré has used lipid nanoparticles to generate CAR T cells directed at a type of tumor support cells—cancer-associated fibroblasts—melting away the protective barrier around…

    Amanda Watkins

    Advancing veterinary medicine through interdisciplinary research
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    For many, veterinary school is the gateway to a clearly defined career — diagnosing and treating animals in a clinical setting. But for Amanda Watkins, that journey took an unexpected…


    In the Media

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    Unboxing a Pioneer’s Legacy

    Born in 1919, Jane Hinton, V’49, came of age when opportunities for women in science and medicine were scarce — and for Black women, nearly nonexistent. expertise in poultry and…

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    A Love of Animals and the Land

    The Penn Vet of Dean Snyder, V’54, was a very different place than today. So was the world.

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    Comforting Philanthropy

    At Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, world-class clinical care is matched with deep compassion for animals and the people who love them.

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    In the Office with Donna Kelly, DVM, MASCP, DACPV, DACVPM

    Donna Kelly, DVM, MASCP, DACPV, DACVPM, shares her New Bolton Center office with the campus’s microbiology reference library.

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