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    University of Pennsylvania Avian Influenza Experts Provide Briefing to Pennsylvania Policy Makers

    As concerns about the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak continue to grow, experts from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) visited…

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    University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Leading Collaborative Effort Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

    Since 2022, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has rapidly spread throughout the Americas and poses ongoing risks to wildlife, livestock, and human health. The current outbreak is notable for infecting…

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    Penn Vet Announces Third Annual Symposium on Zoonotic Disease Research

    The Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) at the University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has announced the agenda for its 2025 IIZD Symposium. The…

    Penn Vet Scientist Receives Grant to Study Unconventional T Cell Response to Advance Potential HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development

    Michael J. Hogan, PhD, receives W.W. Smith Charitable Trust support to investigate cell biology of MHC-E-restricted T cell response

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    Penn Vet’s Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Hosts Inaugural Fall Research Retreat

    The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) hosted its inaugural research retreat on November 15 in Chadds Ford, Pa.…

    Penn Vet Announces mRNA Research Initiative to Advance Veterinary Vaccine Science

    The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) announced the launch of the School’s mRNA Research Initiative to fast-track the development of veterinary mRNA-based vaccines and host-directed…

    Social ecology and community work in the Galápagos (link is external)

    Daniel Beiting, PhD, associate director of the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, expanded his work this summer in the Galápagos, giving Stephanie Sila, V’25, an ideal opportunity to gain…

    From outbreaks to breakthroughs: Tackling infectious and zoonotic diseases (link is external)

    Three years into what feels like a never-ending pandemic, science news has become more than an afterthought to many; it’s a ring buoy for those drowning in a sea of…

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    The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Announces Infectious and Zoonotic Disease Pilot Awards

    Awards represent the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases’ long-term vision of supporting research that advances understanding of infectious diseases.

    The Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine to Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship

    The postdoctoral fellowship will support scientists conducting research related to the biology of infectious disease.