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University of Pennsylvania Avian Influenza Experts Provide Briefing to Pennsylvania Policy Makers
As concerns about the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak continue to grow, experts from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) visited…

In the Office with Igor Brodsky, PhD
In his Philadelphia-based lab, Igor Brodsky is on a mission to understand how the body recognizes and responds to invading organisms that cause several diseases.

University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Leading Collaborative Effort Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Since 2022, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has rapidly spread throughout the Americas and poses ongoing risks to wildlife, livestock, and human health. The current outbreak is notable for infecting…

How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance (link is external)
Faculty are working on a new vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.

Penn Vet Announces Third Annual Symposium on Zoonotic Disease Research
The Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) at the University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has announced the agenda for its 2025 IIZD Symposium. The…

Penn Vet Showcases Vital Role in Pennsylvania Agriculture at 109th Pennsylvania Farm Show
At the 109th Pennsylvania Farm Show last week, with the theme ‘Powering Pennsylvania,’ the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) importance to the state’s agricultural industry was…

Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs (link is external)
Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.

Penn Vet Scientist Receives Grant to Study Unconventional T Cell Response to Advance Potential HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development
Michael J. Hogan, PhD, receives W.W. Smith Charitable Trust support to investigate cell biology of MHC-E-restricted T cell response

Penn Vet’s Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Hosts Inaugural Fall Research Retreat
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) hosted its inaugural research retreat on November 15 in Chadds Ford, Pa.…

Innovation and Collaboration Shine at 30th Annual Penn Vet Research Retreat
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) celebrated its history of groundbreaking research during the 30th Anniversary Research Retreat, held at the Inn at Swarthmore on November 1,…