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  • Strella Biotechnology’s biosensors minimize food waste, one apple at a time

    With their 2019 President’s Innovation Prize, two seniors are looking to disrupt the agricultural sector.
    Katherine Sizov and Malika Shukurova posing outside
    Two seniors share this year’s President’s Innovation Prize (PIP) for their startup Strella Biotechnology: Katherine Sizov and Malika Shukurova. “It’s so amazing that we were able to have someone believe in what we believe in and see the vision that we have,” Sizov says about the significance of this award. 

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  • Future mRNA vaccines may prevent food and seasonal allergies
    A table of common food allergens including shellfish, peanuts, legumes, eggs, and milk.

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    Future mRNA vaccines may prevent food and seasonal allergies

    Early research from Penn Medicine finds a new mRNA vaccine stops allergens from causing immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation, with promise for future treatment for a variety of seasonal and food allergies.

    Sep 29, 2025

    Penn physicist Charles Kane to receive the 2026 Lorentz Medal
    Charles Kane

    Charles Kane, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Physics at Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences.

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    Penn physicist Charles Kane to receive the 2026 Lorentz Medal

    Awarded every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the medal honors Kane’s pioneering research on topological insulators.

    Sep 4, 2025