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Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles
3D illustration showing cross-section of the lipid nanoparticle carrying mRNA of the virus entering a human cell.

Lipid nanoparticles present one of the most advanced drug delivery platforms to shuttle promising therapeutics such as mRNA but are limited by the time it takes to synthesize cationic lipids, a key component. Now, Michael Mitchell and his team at the School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a faster way to make cationic lipids that are also more versatile, able to carry different kinds of treatments to target specific organs.

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Penn pioneers a ‘one-pot platform’ to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles

New lipid platform enables rapid synthesis of molecules that can shuttle therapeutics for a range of diseases with a high degree of organ specificity.
Better survival rates from hospital-based donor care for lung transplants
lungs suspended in a block of ice.

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Better survival rates from hospital-based donor care for lung transplants

A new study by Penn researchers has examined, for the first time, the differences in lung transplant graft outcomes from organs recovered from the two types of deceased organ donor care facilities operating in the United States.

From Penn Medicine News

The anthropology of plastics in India
An image of people picking through a dump with a handful of skyscrapers along the horizon

Children inspect plastic waste in a scrapyard with skyscrapers on the horizon line.

(Image: Sidharth Chitalia)

The anthropology of plastics in India

Doctoral candidate Adwaita Banerjee uses ethnographic research to document the ecological transition of the Deonar dumping ground, where thousands of Dalits and Muslim migrants mine the area for plastic that can be resold and recycled.

Kristina García

Takeaways from the U.K. elections
Keir Starmer shakes hands with supporters holding signs that say Change and look like the UK flag.

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer with his supporters at the Tate Modern in London on July 5, 2024.

(Image: AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

  • Q&A

    • Takeaways from the U.K. elections

    Political scientist Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences offers his take on the Labour Party’s landslide victory and what it means going forward.

    Kristen de Groot

    The power of protons
    Two nurses guiding a prone patient into a proton imaging machine.

    (On homepage) Until recently, proton therapy has occupied a small niche within the field of radiation oncology. Penn Medicine has played a leading role in championing proton therapy and moving the field forward.

    (Image: Scott Nibauer)

    The power of protons

    Penn Medicine has treated more than 10,000 cancer patients at three proton therapy centers across the region, including the largest and busiest center in the world—while also leading the way in research to expand the healing potential of these positive particles.

    Kirsten Weir for Penn Medicine Magazine

    Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination
    A hand liking the text “I got vaccinated!”

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    Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination

    Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans.

    From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

    Dual degree nursing student takes on PennCASE summer internship
    William Xi.

    William Xi.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Nursing News)

    Dual degree nursing student takes on PennCASE summer internship

    William Xi’s eight-week CASE Summer Internship with Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Health System involves data management, artificial intelligence, and social media engagement.

    From Penn Nursing News

    A first, physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor
    Contrastive local learning network.

    University of Pennsylvania physics and engineering researchers have created a contrastive local learning network, an analog system that is fast, low-power, scalable, and able to learn nonlinear tasks.

    (Image: Erica Moser)

    A first, physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor

    Physics and engineering researchers created a contrastive local learning network that is fast, low-power, and scalable.
    From English learners to English teachers
    A person at a projector screen teaching English.

    Image: HKB Photo for Penn GSE

    From English learners to English teachers

    An initiative from Penn’s Graduate School for Education provides an opportunity for TESOL students to practice their teaching with language learners across the University and around the world.

    From Penn GSE