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New Penn Vet study uncovers a key guardian of gut health and metabolism
Oriol Sunyer pointing to rainbow trout, the fish species used for the reported study.

Oriol Sunyer points out rainbow trout, the fish species used for the reported study.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet)

New Penn Vet study uncovers a key guardian of gut health and metabolism

Researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine unveil the critical role of secretory immunoglobulin M (sIgM) in maintaining microbiota balance, regulating metabolism, and protecting against disease.

Martin Hackett

2 min. read

Informing Pennsylvania public health and safety on deer ticks
A tiny deer tick in the palm of a hand.

Ticks are active when the temperature is above freezing, but their activity intensifies during the warmer months. Late-spring and summer are peak Lyme season, with the highest transmission occurring between May and August.

(Image: Olga Pankova)

Informing Pennsylvania public health and safety on deer ticks

A study of deer and ticks at the Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine could shape public health and safety across the Commonwealth.

From Penn Vet

2 min. read

Keeping food safe and animals healthy
A lab technician injecting small eggs with a substance via syringe.

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Keeping food safe and animals healthy

As part of the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System (PADLS), Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center helps to protect animals and humans from health threats and minimize agricultural economic loss.

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Determining the cause of cryopreservation fertility failures
Spermatogenesis at a microscopic level

Image: Ed Reschke via Getty Images

Determining the cause of cryopreservation fertility failures

A new study from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine on germ cell gene regulatory networks offers a holistic understanding of complex male germ cell differentiation in meiosis and spermatogenesis.

Martin Hackett

2 min. read

New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease
Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran by a microscope in a lab.

Raghavi Sudharsan and William Beltran of the Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

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New tools to treat retinal degenerations at advanced stages of disease

A collaborative team of researchers led by vision scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine have developed novel promoters that drive strong and specific gene expression in rod and cone photoreceptors in mid-to-late stages of disease, potentially offering new and improved options for gene therapy.

3 min. read

Promising inhibitor combination for hard-to-treat leukemia subtypes
Andres Blanco in a lab at Penn Vet.

Andrés Blanco is an assistant professor of biomedical science at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

(Image: John Donges)

Promising inhibitor combination for hard-to-treat leukemia subtypes

Researchers from Penn Vet and other institutions have identified a novel inhibitor combination of molecules that induce terminal differentiation for the treatment of human non-APL subtypes of AML.

From Penn Vet

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