Research Area

An integral T cell pathway helps regulate female gene expression (link is external)
Penn Vet researchers have revealed a connection between NF-κB signaling pathways and X chromosome inactivation, which has implications for understanding sex-based immune responses during infection.

How sex differences may influence lung injury (link is external)
Comparing lung cells from male and female mice, Penn Vet scientists found gene expression differences that may explain why older males are at a higher risk than females for worse…

From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19 (link is external)
Pivoting to study SARS-CoV-2, many scientists on campus have launched new research projects that address the challenges of the pandemic but also prepare us to confront future challenges.

Coming together to solve the many scientific mysteries of COVID-19 (link is external)
As the rumblings of a pandemic began to be felt at the beginning of the year, scientists at Penn started work to develop a vaccine and assess possible treatments. But the scope of…