New research maps possible molecular origins of kidney disease New research maps possible molecular origins of kidney disease Penn scientists have identified more than 500 genes associated with kidney disease that could be therapeutic targets.
Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut Ava Kikut, a 2020-22 Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellow, focuses on health communication. Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut Through a Netter Center ABCS course, Kikut worked with high school students and Penn undergrads to develop media messages that speak to the health needs and inequalities pertinent to adolescent Philadelphians.
Deconstructing the mechanics of bone marrow disease Acollaborative team developed an alginate-based hydrogel system that mimics the viscoelasticity of the natural extracellular matrix in bone marrow. By tweaking the balance between elastic and viscous properties in these artificial ECMs, they could recapitulate the viscoelasticity of healthy and scarred fibrotic bone marrow, and study the effects on human monocytes placed into these artificial ECMs. (Image: Adam Graham/Harvard CNS/Wyss Institute at Harvard University) Deconstructing the mechanics of bone marrow disease A new understanding of how mechanical features of bone marrow affect resident immune cells in a fibrotic cancer points to future therapeutic strategies for cancers and fibrotic diseases.
How Penn’s School of Medicine supports students starting families How Penn’s School of Medicine supports students starting families Juggling parenthood and studying is a lot easier with the formal support structures that the Perelman School of Medicine offers.
Music-making and the flow of aerosols Members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, including Carol Jantsch, principal tuba player, took part in a study led by Penn scientists Paulo Arratia and Douglas Jerolmack. Their investigation examined the aerosols professional musicians generate as they play. (Image: Courtesy of Paulo Arratia) Music-making and the flow of aerosols If simply breathing can spread the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others nearby, what about blowing into a tuba? Researchers from the School of Engineering the School of Arts & Sciences used fluid mechanics to study the movement of aerosols generated by musicians.
Boris Johnson’s downfall, explained Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks back inside after reading a statement outside 10 Downing Street, formally resigning as Conservative Party leader, in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Johnson said Thursday he will remain as British prime minister while a leadership contest is held to choose his successor. (Image: AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Q&A Boris Johnson’s downfall, explained Political scientist Brendan O’Leary, an expert on U.K. politics in the School of Arts & Sciences, offers his insight on what led to this moment, what might be next, and what it all means for the future of the U.K.
How to navigate another summer of COVID-19 Hosting safe summer gatherings is possible with the right precautions. Penn's Melanie Kornides and John Wherry give advice as to how. How to navigate another summer of COVID-19 John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine and Melanie Kornides of the School of Nursing stress the continued importance of vaccination and testing.
Add a friend on social media Add a friend on social media See the latest happenings of Penn’s new president Liz Magill on her Facebook and Instagram.
In the pursuit of scientific truth, working with adversaries can pay off In the pursuit of scientific truth, working with adversaries can pay off The Adversarial Collaboration Project, run by Cory Clark and Philip Tetlock, helps scientists with competing perspectives design joint research that tests both arguments.
The Higgs boson discovery, 10 years later The 25-meter-tall and 46-meter-long ATLAS detector, which identified the Higgs boson, is attached to the Large Hadron Collider. Lipeles and colleagues are moving into new research directions, including exploring how the Higgs might interact with dark matter. (Image: Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Images) The Higgs boson discovery, 10 years later Penn physicist Elliot Lipeles reflects on the past, present, and future of physics, from the discovery of the Higgs boson to theories about new subatomic particles.