In brief, what’s happening at Penn—whether it’s across campus or around the world.
The grant from the National Institute on Aging will fund the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease study across the United States and Canada, representing a major milestone toward health equity for underrepresented populations in Alzheimer’s disease research.
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LDI senior fellows Anish K. Agarwal and Sharath Chandra Guntuku discuss a study that finds the Surgeon General’s “epidemic of loneliness” has hit emergency physicians.
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When patients first start methadone treatment opioid use disorder, they must show up five to six days per week in person to get their daily dose. To determine which factors play the largest role in a person’s decision to quit methadone treatment, LDI associate fellow Ashish Thakrar and his colleagues asked patients and staff about why those on methadone decided to stop.
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A new analysis comparing Penn Medicine OnDemand services with in-person care shows that telemedicine visits are significantly less expensive to deliver.
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The seven-year grant will enable researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine launch efforts to uncover how the development and maintenance of heart cells is influenced by DNA.
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Angela DeMichele, the Jill and Alan Miller Endowed Professor in Breast Cancer Excellence, co-leader of the Breast Cancer Research Program in the Abramson Cancer Center, and co-director of the 2-PREVENT Breast Cancer Translational Center of Excellence, is the 2023 recipient of the Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Award. Carmen E. Guerra, the Ruth C. and Raymond G.
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Virginia M.Y. Lee, the John H. Ware 3rd Professor in Alzheimer’s Research in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Roy H. Hamilton, a professor of neurology and physical medicine and rehabilitation, and director of the brainSTIM Center were recognized for their achievements in April. Lee received the Sheila Essey Award for her research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of, and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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The Penn faculty member and alumna will be the sixth woman and first president of African American descent of the world’s largest dermatologic association.
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Thirty-one Penn Medicine employees and medical students received funding to continue work in support of communities in need, from providing clothing to promoting health literacy.
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Four researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine will receive 2023 Scientific Achievement Awards from the American Association for Cancer Research. The awards include the 2023 AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research to Carl H. June, the Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy. M. Celeste Simon, the Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology, is the recipient of the AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research. Kathryn E.
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