Elucidating the developmental origin of life-sustaining adrenal glands The adrenal glands, which pump out crucial hormones, develops differently in mice compared to primates, including humans, according to new research led by the School of Veterinary Medicine. At at early stage of development, the primate adrenogenic coelomic epithelium, which eventually gives rise to the adrenal glands, expresses genes (NR5A1 in red, and GATA1 in blue) in a pattern that diverged with expectations. (Image: Kotaro Sasaki) Elucidating the developmental origin of life-sustaining adrenal glands Research led by the School of Veterinary Medicine reveals that adrenal development proceeds differently in humans than it does in mice.
Quakers ante up for postseason play Quakers ante up for postseason play The baseball team and the men’s lacrosse team will be in action this weekend in the Ivy League Championship Series and NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, respectively.
Dirk Trauner appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Dirk Trauner will be the George A. Weiss University Professor, with joint appointments in the Department of Chemistry in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics in the Perelman School of Medicine. Dirk Trauner appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Trauner, one of the world’s most innovative interdisciplinary chemists, will have joint appointments in the School of Arts & Sciences and in the Perelman School of Medicine.
Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain Both nature and nurture contribute to signatures of socioeconomic status in the brain In the first study of its kind, Penn researchers and an international team of collaborators found that genetics and environmental factors contribute to how socioeconomic status shapes the architecture of the brain.
Penn Athletics hires Liz Nobis as first-ever mental health professional Penn Athletics hires Liz Nobis as first-ever mental health professional Nobis earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Biola University’s Rosemead School of Psychology in 2021 and has been serving as a postdoctoral fellow at Penn’s Counseling Services for the past year.
COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic Between March 2020 and October 2021, death rates from the virus decreased for those 80 and older and increased for those 25 to 54, results that held across racial and ethnic groups.
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state The Carceral State, a course offered through Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, explores the issue of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.
Class of 2022 Ivy Day Ivy Day celebrated the Class of 2022 with a special emphasis on resilience and perseverance. Class of 2022 Ivy Day Continuing a tradition spanning nearly 150 years, the Class of 2022 Ivy Day Ceremony celebrated leadership, service, and scholarship, with a special emphasis on resilience and perseverance.
Prioritizing environmental justice while capturing carbon from the air Peter Psarras and his students study the fundamentals of storing captured carbon in rock waste, conducting experiments at the Pennovation Center. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) Prioritizing environmental justice while capturing carbon from the air The Clean Energy Conversions Lab’s mission is to minimize the environmental and climate impacts of the world’s dependence on fossil fuels through carbon management.
Racial gap in doctor visits disappeared in 2020 as telemedicine adopted Racial gap in doctor visits disappeared in 2020 as telemedicine adopted Penn Medicine study finds the rate of completed primary care visits for Black patients rose to the same level of non-Black patients, as COVID-19 necessitated the wider adoption of telemedicine.