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
The Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Onocology Seminar Series
Global Parasitology Seminars (formerly known as the Parasitology Seminar Series)
Pathobiology Department Seminar Series

Penn Vet Research in the News

At Penn, dogs are training to sniff out COVID-19 in asymptomatic carriers

Philadelphia Inquirer — Saturday, May 1, 2021
Dr. Cynthia Otto was interviewed by Philadelphia Inquirer about dogs detecting COVID-19 in asymptomatic carriers.
Unleash the Tests: The Four-Legged Future of Covid-19 Testing

The New York Times — Thursday, Apr 29, 2021
The New York Times spoke with Dr. Cynthia Otto about dogs detecting COVID-19 faster than PCR tests.
Veterinarians elected to National Academy of Medicine

JAVMA News — Thursday, Dec 3, 2020
Veterinarians Drs. William A. Beltran and Amy L. Vincent were elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Gustavo Aguirre Wins the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize for Ending Blindness

American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists — Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020
ACVO Diplomate, Dr. Gustavo Aguirre, recently received the Sanford and Susan Greenberg End Blindness
Rewilding Immunology

Science — Tuesday, Jul 7, 2020
Broadening immunology research to integrate comparative approaches across species and environments can amplify the potential of immunology to improve the lives of humans and other animals.