Welcome to Penn Vet’s new website. As we make the finishing touches, you may have brief delays in certain site areas. Thank you for your understanding as we enhance the user experience.

    News Articles

    Harnessing an innate protection against Ebola

    In their evolutionary battle for survival, viruses have developed strategies to spark and perpetuate infection. Once inside a host cell, the Ebola virus, for example, hijacks molecular pathways to replicate…

    How sex differences may influence lung injury

    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…

    Dr. Mason in an interview

    Penn Vet’s Dr. Nicola “Nicky” Mason Appears on 60 Minutes

    The interview highlighted Dr. Mason’s role in leading clinical trials that evaluated a novel Listeria-based vaccine to treat pet dogs with osteosarcoma, a common canine bone cancer.

    NIH-funded canine immunotherapy data center charts a path toward transformative therapies

    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…

    Dipti Pitta, PhD, Named Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine

    Dean Andrew M. Hoffman has named Dr. Dipti Pitta the Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Associate Professor.

    Supporting agriculture and a safe food supply

    Caring for a cow with uterine prolapse is not a task that a veterinarian can accomplish alone. The physicality and teamwork it demands makes it nearly impossible to sustain the…

    Progress toward a stem cell–based therapy for blindness

    A multi-institutional effort led by researchers at Penn Vet is taking steps to develop an effective technique to regenerate photoreceptors cells and restore sight in people with vision disorders.

    A newly identified stem cell regulator enables lifelong sperm production

    Research led by Dr. Jeremy Wang has discovered that the enzyme DOT1L, a stem cell renewal factor, is essential for mice to produce sperm throughout their adult lives.

    P. Jeremy Wang, MD, PhD, Named Ralph L. Brinster President’s Distinguished Professor at Penn Vet

    The awarding of a named, endowed professorship is the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania and reflects a commitment to scientific discovery, mentorship, and…

    Frozen testicular tissue still viable after 20 years

    A new study in rats has shown that male testis tissue that is cryopreserved can be reimplanted after more than 20 years and will go on to make viable sperm.

    Sort By

    Research Laboratories

    1. Research Area (49)
    2. Academics (10)
    3. Faculty (13)
    4. Agriculture (10)
    5. Animal Care (1)
    6. Philanthropy (2)
    7. Climate and Stustainability (4)
    8. Grants (3)
    9. Events (1)
    10. One Health (1)
    11. Community Engagement (1)

    1. Research Laboratories (1)
      1. ASMG Laboratory - Microbial Genomics (4)
      2. Lengner Laboratory (3)
      3. New Bolton Center PADLS (7)
      4. Anguera Laboratory (6)
      5. Wang Laboratory (5)
      6. Puré Laboratory (1)
      7. Ortved Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine Laboratory (6)
      8. Wolfe Laboratory (1)
      9. Lennon Mucosal Immunology Laboratory (1)
      10. Dou Laboratory (4)
      11. Equine Pharmacology Research Laboratory (5)
      12. Hunter Laboratory (4)
      13. Brinster Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology (1)
      14. Sunyer Laboratory (4)
      15. Harty Laboratory (4)
      16. Mason Immunotherapy Research Laboratory (3)
      17. Scott Laboratory (1)
      18. Marshak Dairy (1)
      19. Volk Laboratory (1)
      20. Vaughan Laboratory (1)
      21. Sasaki Laboratory (1)
      22. Modzelewski Laboratory (1)
    2. Research Institutes (4)
      1. Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (4)
    3. Research Programs (2)
      1. Wildlife Futures Program (3)
      2. Penn Vet Swine Group (2)
      3. Comparative Immunology Program (2)
    4. Research Centers (1)
      1. Penn Vet Cancer Center (3)
      2. Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security (5)
      3. Center for Animal Transgenesis & Germ Cell Research (1)
      4. Penn Vet Swine Teaching and Research Center (1)

    1. Media Mentions (3)
    2. Penn Today (36)
    3. Penn Vet News (24)
    4. Bellwether (1)
    5. Faculty Highlight (6)

    1. Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center (15)
    2. Pathobiology (13)
    3. Biomedical Sciences (8)

    1. Dogs (1)
    2. Horses (7)
    3. Wildlife (7)
    4. Cats (1)
    5. Cows (7)
    6. Poultry (5)
    7. Pigs (1)

    1. Ryan Veterinary Hospital (5)
    2. New Bolton Center (5)
    3. Surgery | Large Animal (2)
    4. Veterinary Clinical Investigations Center (1)