Resources
We are a team of scientist-researchers with expertise in immunology, parasitology, virology, epigenetics, the interaction between hosts and microbiomes, diagnostic pathology, wildlife diseases and epidemiology, and toxicology. We work locally and regionally, and our network of partners has a global reach.
Center for Host-Microbial Interactions
The Penn Vet Center for Host-Microbial Interactions (CHMI) is an interdisciplinary center that helps faculty leverage cutting-edge genomic approaches to understand how microbes (viruses, bacteria and parasites) influence animal health and disease. These so-called ‘host-microbial interactions’ represent an ongoing evolutionary arms-race between mammals and the microbial world we live in.
The SODAPOP Metacognitive Framework
Choosing an antimicrobial is a complicated clinical task particularly for veterinary students and trainees. The SODAPOP Metacognitive Framework was developed to help future antimicrobial prescribers “think about thinking about” choosing an antimicrobial.
For instructors interested in incorporating SODAPOP into their classroom, Stephen Cole, VMD, MS, DACVM, at Penn Vet has developed five small animal cases and two validated rubrics for your use with SODAPOP that are available for use upon request.
CREATE
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are among one of the greatest threats to animal and human health given that they are often impossible to treat with antibiotics. They can spread silently throughout veterinary hospitals while setting up environmental reservoirs and spread to animals and possibly people. The CREATE website aims to be a resource to veterinarians, veterinary hospital administrators, and veterinary laboratories to help prepare for, respond to, and appropriately detect CRE.
Cores & Labs
Shared laboratories and facilities are an integral part of research and education. They are cost effective and serve as the nexus for productive research collaborations. Penn Vet has several technology-based core facilities and laboratories that offer a variety of research, consultative, and statistical services.
