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Perelman School of Medicine
Defining neural ‘representation’
Defining neural ‘representation’
Neuroscientists frequently say that neural activity ‘represents’ certain phenomena, PIK Professor Konrad Kording and postdoc Ben Baker led a study that took a philosophical approach to tease out what the term means.
$50M gift to accelerate Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn Medicine
$50M gift to accelerate Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Penn Medicine
The center for autoimmune research brings together star faculty, powering the next generation of autoimmune disease advances.
Penn Medicine CAR T therapy expert Carl June receives 2022 Keio Medical Science Prize
Penn Medicine CAR T therapy expert Carl June receives 2022 Keio Medical Science Prize
The award from Japan’s oldest private university honors outstanding contributions to medicine and life sciences.
$55M gift creates new ‘Cancer Interception’ Institute at Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA to stop hereditary cancers at the earliest stages
$55M gift creates new ‘Cancer Interception’ Institute at Penn’s Basser Center for BRCA to stop hereditary cancers at the earliest stages
Funding for the Institute from Mindy and Jon Gray will propel early detection and prevention of breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers.
Exploring what it means to be curious
Exploring what it means to be curious
In a new book “Curious Minds: The Power of Connection,” Penn’s Dani S. Bassett and twin sibling Perry Zurn weave together history, linguistics, network science, neuroscience, and philosophy to unpack the concept of curiosity.
Adjusting to back to school while prioritizing family well-being
Adjusting to back to school while prioritizing family well-being
Penn Medicine experts offer tips on how to manage anxiety over COVID-19 variants, monkeypox, and other stressors as the new school year begins.
2022 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn
2022 Presidential Ph.D. Fellows announced at Penn
The Fellows come from the nine schools at Penn that offer Ph.D. programs, and will receive a three-year fellowship, including funds to support their research.
Ultrasound medical education puts insight in hand
Ultrasound medical education puts insight in hand
An integrated four-year ultrasound curriculum helps Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine students build competence and confidence in the classroom and the clinic.
President Magill’s Phillies debut
President Magill’s Phillies debut
Penn’s ninth president threw a ceremonial first pitch at Saturday’s baseball game.
Solving medical mysteries with genetics: The Penn Neurogenetics Therapy Center
Solving medical mysteries with genetics: The Penn Neurogenetics Therapy Center
The Penn Neurogenetics Therapy Center works to achieve a genetic diagnosis for as many patients as possible, and establish clinical trials using novel gene and molecular therapies.
In the News
Bloomberg
Biogen’s next Alzheimer drug feeds push for FDA approval revamp
Emily Largent and Holly Fernandez Lynch of the Perelman School of Medicine are quoted about the clinical uncertainty of new Alzheimer’s drug findings and the FDA’s need to have post-approval trials underway.
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STAT News
How health systems can truly value Black lives: Help close the racial wealth gap
In an op-ed, the Perelman School of Medicine’s Atheendar Venkataramani, Eugenia C. South, and George Dalembert, also of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, write that health systems are uniquely positioned as economic engines to address the racial wealth gap.
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Scientific American
Giraffes vs. blue whales vs. dinosaurs: Contest reveals which one builds its nervous system fastest to evade predators
Douglas H. Smith and Jean-Pierre Dollé of the Perelman School of Medicine compare the speed at which different species of megafauna extend their nerve fibers.
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Medscape
Early data suggest vaccine protects against monkeypox, but questions remain
Stuart Isaacs of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the CDC’s findings on the effectiveness of the monkeypox vaccine are encouraging.
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Forbes
$50 million gift to University of Pennsylvania for autoimmune disease research
A $50 million gift from Wharton School alumni Judy and Stewart Colton will further develop the work of the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at the Perelman School of Medicine, with a statement from President Liz Magill.
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