The Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has announced the agenda for its 2026 IIZD Symposium. The event…
Study finds buildup of unusual RNA-DNA loops in degenerating photoreceptors, pointing to a shared molecular stress pathway across distinct genetic forms of inherited blindness.
In this edition, we sit down with small animal Professor of Surgery, David Holt, BVSc, DACVS. Dr. Holt is redefining how cancer is seen and removed during surgery. A Diplomate…
Penn Vet’s Cynthia M. Otto and Clara Wilson and colleagues show that trained dogs can identify the odor of hemangiosarcoma, a devastating canine cancer, offering the hope of a better…
Katrin Hinrichs, Harry Werner Endowed Professor of Equine Medicine, and colleagues developed a technique that would allow successful conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) with horses.
Inherited retinal diseases form a broad and complex group of genetic conditions that cause progressive vision loss and blindness. Dogs, like humans, are susceptible to many such disorders. Because of…
Veterinary ophthalmologists and vision scientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) have announced the release of DogAEye, an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)–based clinical decision support…
Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent health challenges of our time, affecting people, animals, and the environments they share. The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn…
In this edition, we sit down with Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Andrew “Andy” Vaughan, PhD. Vaughan is a molecular and cellular biologist with a specific interest in lung regeneration.
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) congratulates Dr. Nicky Mason, the Paul A. James and Charles A. Gilmore Endowed Chair Professor and Professor of Medicine…
