Research Area
A New Study from Penn Vet Reveals an Unsung Immune Defender as a Key Guardian of Gut Health and Metabolism
A pioneering new study published in Nature Microbiology, led by Oriol Sunyer, PhD, and a team of researchers at Penn Vet and the University of New Mexico, have uncovered a…
Keeping food safe and animals healthy (link is external)
A strain of the H5N1 virus—best known for causing avian influenza—was detected in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time in March 2024. It has since spread to more than…
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Shed New Light on the Evolution of Adaptive Immunity in Cold-Blooded Vertebrates
[December 1, 2023; Philadelphia, PA] – Upon infection or immunization, all jawed vertebrate species generate proteins called antibodies that bind and neutralize pathogens. Strong and long-lasting antibody responses in warm-blooded…