Research
Penn Vet scientists bring a valuable veterinary component to the table of scientific exploration, creating novel applications to improve animal health outcomes while also providing invaluable translational knowledge needed to advance human health.
Accelerating Research
Penn Vet’s research centers and programs (RCPs), and faculty laboratories, serve as a hub of discovery where scholars, students, and members of Penn’s biomedical community accelerate veterinary medicine’s impact on animal, human, and environmental health worldwide. Penn Vet’s RCPs generate courses, academic programs, community outreach, peer-reviewed research, and partnerships among academics, government, and industry.
In addition to its strengths in biomedicine, Penn Vet has a distinctive niche in infectious disease research, particularly in the areas of immunology and host-pathogen interactions, with robust research portfolios in neglected tropical diseases and diseases of poverty such as hookworm, the acute parasitic disease Schistosomiasis, malaria, Ebola, and other hemorrhagic viral illnesses.
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Research Centers and Programs
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Comparative Immunotherapy Program
The mission of the Comparative Immunotherapy Program is to improve the lives of both animals and humans by leveraging comparative medicine, to understand immune mechanisms of disease and create innovative immunotherapies in areas of unmet need.
Research and Core Laboratories
Penn Vet faculty are engaged in ongoing, groundbreaking research. Additionally, our research facilities include state-of-the-art core laboratories. Learn more about both the Philadelphia and Kennett Square campuses research.
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Research Events and Newsletter
Penn Vet’s cornerstone research events and newsletter showcase the innovative science, collaborations, and discoveries emerging from our faculty.
Research News
Penn Vet Scientist Receives USDA NIFA Funding to Advance Early-Life Probiotic Strategies for Dairy Calves
The Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition, Dipti Pitta, PhD, at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has received a $650,000…
Penn Vet Welcomes Dr. Oyebola Oyesola as Presidential Assistant Professor and Leader in Immunology and Infectious Disease Research
The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has announced the appointment of Oyebola Oyesola, DVM, PhD, as a faculty member and University-designated Presidential Assistant Professor…
Penn Vet’s Dean Andrew Hoffman Highlights Vaccination, Veterinary Support in Fight Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
As Pennsylvania confronts its largest avian influenza outbreak in years, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine, Andrew M. Hoffman,…
Biomarkers Help Crack the Code on Saving More Equine Lives
In both animals and humans, biomarkers can signal that something has gone awry. For clinicians, they are valuable tools – once they are identified.