Research News, Events & Conferences

Throughout the year, Penn Vet hosts seminars, conferences, symposiums, and speaker series, which serve as forums for academics to share the latest research approaches breakthroughs in a wide array of subjects.

Penn Vet Seminar Programs
Animal Biology Seminar Series (ABSS)
The Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Onocology Seminar Series
Parasitology Seminar Series
Pathobiology Department Seminar Series

Penn Vet Research in the News

Tuft Cells - These Oddball Cells May Explain How Influenza Leads to Asthma

NIH Director's Blog — Thursday, Jun 13, 2019
Dr. Andrew Vaughan's research on tuft cells may connect why some people who contract the flu end up with asthma-like symptoms.
Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug

Penn Today — Monday, Jan 14, 2019
Penn Today reported on Dr. Serge Fuchs' research that revealed a drug approved by the FDA 65 years ago for blood-pressure control may aid in preventing cancer from spreading to distant organs.
Human stem cells give monkey hearts a boost after heart attacks, study says

CNN — Monday, Jul 2, 2018
Dr. John Gearhart commented on a study for CNN in which human stem cells gave monkey hearts a boost after heart attacks.
11 Things Doctors Need You to Know About Childhood Alzheimer’s

Reader’s Digest — Friday, Jul 13, 2018
Dr. Charles Vite was quoted in a Reader’s Digest article about Niemann-Pick disease type C and Sanfilippo syndrome.
Novel people movement management technology helps reduce swine disease transmission

Feedstuffs — Thursday, Jun 7, 2018
Dr. Thomas Parsons comments on the importance of managing the movement of people on-farm for a successful biosecurity program.