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Two Penn Vet Faculty Members Have Been Named Recipients of Prestigious University of Pennsylvania Awards For Teaching
Kimberly A. Agnello, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR, professor of small animal surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet), has been given a Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Elizabeth…
Penn Vet Honors Donors and Students at Annual Scholarship Reception Celebrating Impact and Opportunity
The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) honored scholarship recipients and donors, highlighting the impact of scholarships during brunch at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center…
Penn Today News
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…
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…
Advancing veterinary medicine through interdisciplinary research (link is external)
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
Louisville Courier Journal
How Barbaro’s tragic injury 20 years ago changed horseracing forever (link is external)
Bellwether Features
Thinking Like a VMD, Earlier
When the Class of 2026 arrived at Penn Vet, they stepped into a great unknown. Their first year was also the start of the School’s modernized curriculum. V’26 would be…
She Who Rules
Maeve was never your average lamb, and from the start Emily Jaramillo, V’26, was smitten.
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