Engineering the immune system to tackle glioblastoma Engineering the immune system to tackle glioblastoma Immunotherapy is a “game changer” for improving outcomes in treating Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most common, and most lethal, malignant brain tumor in adults.
In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019 In memoriam: Penn remembers those who passed in 2019 Penn professors and faculty reflect on the giants in art, academia, and beyond who left us this year.
Side Gigs for Good, part three Altagracia Felix (right) is a financial coordinator for the Annenberg School for Communication, but she also has a side gig as a money coach. Her aim is to help “disrupt the cycle of poverty and struggle,” she says. (Image: Courtesy of Altagracia Felix) Side Gigs for Good, part three The final 2019 installment in our series highlighting impactful work Penn faculty and staff do.
Uncovering a defective sperm epigenome that leads to male infertility Uncovering a defective sperm epigenome that leads to male infertility A new mouse model allows researchers to track defective sperm and potentially find ways to correct it.
Side Gigs for Good, part two Heather Calvert, executive director of MindCORE, drops off her foster puppy Ugo at the School of Veterinary Medicine's Working Dog Center at Pennovation Works each weekday. She and her family care for the working-dog-in-training during evenings, weekends, and holidays. Side Gigs for Good, part two In a second installment of Side Gigs for Good stories, meet four more Penn employees whose after-work endeavors go above and beyond.
Accelerating the creation of a wear-anywhere vest for COPD Accelerating the creation of a wear-anywhere vest for COPD Through the Penn Medicine Medical Device Accelerator, a physician’s back-of-a-napkin sketch may soon help patients breathe easier.
This genetic variant is underdiagnosed, under-recognized, and deadly This genetic variant is underdiagnosed, under-recognized, and deadly A genetic variant which is found in about 3 percent of individuals of African ancestry is a more significant cause of heart failure than previously believed, according to a multi-institution study led by researchers at Penn Medicine.
The new tool in fighting cancer: Antibiotics The new tool in fighting cancer: Antibiotics The antibiotic vancomycin alters the gut microbiome in a way that can help prime the immune system to more effectively attack tumor cells after radiation therapy.
The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson) Q&A The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience.