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$55 million gift to Penn is aimed at stopping breast cancer before it starts
Philadelphia Inquirer

$55 million gift to Penn is aimed at stopping breast cancer before it starts

Mindy and Jon Gray’s new Basser Institute is a spinoff of their previously funded Basser Center for BRCA, named for Mindy’s late sister Faith Basser and led by Susan Domchek of the Perelman School of Medicine.

Sep 15, 2022

Blackstone’s Gray gives UPenn $55 million for cancer prevention
Bloomberg

Blackstone’s Gray gives UPenn $55 million for cancer prevention

Alums Mindy and Jon Gray are funding the Basser Institute for Cancer Interception to focus on early detection and prevention of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.

Sep 15, 2022

Could brain scans bring psychiatry into the 21st century?
Slate.com

Could brain scans bring psychiatry into the 21st century?

Dani Bassett of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Desmond Oathes of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted on the contrast between brain imaging and the tried-and-true, low-tech clinical interview.

Sep 13, 2022

Do later school start times make teens happier? California’s about to find out
The Guardian

Do later school start times make teens happier? California’s about to find out

Phillip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that California’s new school start time laws are a good idea from a circadian-rhythms and mental health perspective, though challenges exist for younger students forced to wait for the bus in the dark.

Sep 14, 2022

mRNA pioneers refocus on therapeutics
Nature

mRNA pioneers refocus on therapeutics

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine are noted for their key 2005 advances with synthetic mRNA.

Sep 15, 2022

New Presidential Professor for Penn Nursing

New Presidential Professor for Penn Nursing

Carmen Alvarez, a faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Health, has been appointed Presidential Professor in Penn Nursing, the School’s second such appointment.

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