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
Seminar Series	Contact
Animal Biology Seminar Series (ABSS)	Colleen McEntee 215-898-6112
The Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Onocology Seminar Series	Colleen McEntee 215-898-6112
Parasitology Seminar Series	Michael Povelones, PhD
Pathobiology Department Seminar Series	Sarah Hughes

Penn Vet Research in the News

Dogs' Immune Systems Are Much Like Ours And That's A Boon To Cancer Research

Forbes — Thursday, Sep 14, 2017
Companion animals are increasingly involved in immunotherapy trials.
Penn Vet Scientists Working To Stop Mosquito-Borne Diseases

CBS Philly — Friday, Aug 11, 2017
Take a behind-the-scenes look at Dr. Michael Povelones' mosquito research laboratory.
This beast kills at least 500,000 people a year; a Penn scientist is trying to stop it

Philadephia Inquirer — Thursday, Aug 10, 2017
Dr. Michael Povelones is targeting diseases like malaria through the mosquito immune system.
Research into laminitis, the disease that doomed Barbaro, showing great progress

Philadelphia Inquirer — Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017
The Philadelphia Inquirer spoke with Dr. Andrew van Eps about his promising research on laminitis.
Penn Researchers Identify Missing Link for Fighting Viral Pneumonia

Penn Medicine News — Friday, Feb 3, 2017
Research led by Carolina López of Vet and Gaia Muallem of Medicine found that a cytokine may be the key to fighting and treating lung disease following viral pneumonia.