Penn researchers improve nano drug delivery design

Recent advances in nanotechnology and engineering are allowing scientists to design microscopic devices with nearly atomic precision. One promising application of this accuracy is to improve the way drugs are delivered to the areas in the human body where they are needed most.

Evan Lerner

Swine welfare closely studied at Penn Vet

Human beings have been influencing the evolution of the pig for more than 10,000 years. Descended from the hairy, ornery wild boar, modern pigs’ physical forms and everyday lives are increasingly molded by human technology.

Evan Lerner

SEAS partnerships to increase STEM proficiency

Increasing the nation’s proficiency in STEM fields—science, technology, engineering and math—is one of President Obama’s top educational goals. He has made it clear that more bright young students should be entering the pipeline to become working scientists and engineers, and has called on educational institutions to help meet this challenge.    

Evan Lerner

Penn Scientists Develop Large-scale Simulation of Human Blood

PHILADELPHIA — Having a virtual copy of a patient’s blood in a computer would be a boon to researchers and doctors. They could examine a simulated heart attack caused by blood clotting in a diseased coronary artery and see if a drug like aspirin would be effective in reducing the size of such a clot.

Evan Lerner