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Training physician-scholars to see patients as people, not categories
Two people walking on a brick path, talking, in a courtyard surrounding by green bushes and a tree.

The anthropology M.D.-Ph.D. program, run by Adriana Petryna (left) of the Anthropology Department, in concert with Lawrence Brass of the Perelman School of Medicine, combines clinical and ethnographic training with an eye toward preparing students like Utpal Sandesara (right) to tackle health inequalities. Sandesara, who will graduate this month, is one of nine students in the 10-year-old program.

Training physician-scholars to see patients as people, not categories

The anthropology M.D.-Ph.D. program, recently graduating its first two students, combines clinical and ethnographic skills aimed at working with and caring for society’s marginalized.

Michele W. Berger

Can algorithms diagnose disease better than doctors?
Ilustration of a hypodermic needle made up of data points.

Can algorithms diagnose disease better than doctors?

Proponents of artificial intelligence in medicine say the technology holds great potential in predicting drug interaction, infection risk factors—even in cancer diagnoses Penn’s Ravi Parikh and Amol Navathe discuss their research on the best way to leverage artificial intelligence in medicine.

The mystery behind cleft palate and lips
cl/p protein rendering

The transcription factor p63 establishes epithelial enhancers at genes crucial to epithelial cell identity. (Photo courtesy: Enrique Lin-Shiao, Penn Medicine)

The mystery behind cleft palate and lips

New research identifies 100 new risk genes that could lead to the development of cleft lip and palate, combining molecular findings with genome data to find that many of the genes that are highly associated with clefting are located near the enhancer regions that work with a specific protein.

Penn Today Staff

The cancer-body clock connection
Person in bed with face in pillow and an alarm clock and pills on the bedside table.

Disruptions to the circadian rhythm influence tumor growth and cancer treatment.

The cancer-body clock connection

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine show how disruptions to the circadian rhythm influence tumor growth and cancer treatment.

Penn Today Staff

The Sachs Program announces 2019 grants, marks one-year anniversary
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Common Press screens bags at the 2019 Sachs Grant Awards event on May 2. (Photo: Dominic Mercier)

The Sachs Program announces 2019 grants, marks one-year anniversary

A year and 23 grant projects later, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation is phasing into round two of its annual grant awards throughout eight categories that support the teaching, making, and presenting art.
At Weiss Tech House, a race from idea to prototype in one semester
People looking at computer

Laura Ceccacci of AutoTrach considering design questions with Weiss Tech House mentor Varun Sanghvi. Teams used off the shelf equipment to work on their prototypes. (Photo: Gwyneth K. Shaw)

At Weiss Tech House, a race from idea to prototype in one semester

The student-run incubator hosted its first hardware accelerator this spring, offering cash, mentoring, and access to specialized equipment to four teams.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Looking beyond the disease to the person living with it
A man standing in front of a class of college students pointing to a scan of a brain.

A new course taught by PIK Professor Jay Gottfried (standing) has students leading discussions on cognitive neuroscience topics during one session, like the class shown here, then at the next, brings them face to face with people who have those or similar conditions.

Looking beyond the disease to the person living with it

In a new course taught by PIK Professor Jay Gottfried, students lead discussions on cognitive neuroscience topics and then meet patients who have relevant neurologic conditions.

Michele W. Berger

Cohort of PIP/PEP winners celebrate at luncheon
Amy Gutmann standing with winners of the PIP and PEP 2019 prizes.

Penn President Amy Gutmann with the winners of the 2019 Presidential Engagement Prize and Presidential Innovation Prize

Cohort of PIP/PEP winners celebrate at luncheon

Nine students received handcrafted certificates at the annual luncheon, held May 3, that recognizes the work of graduating seniors awarded the President’s Engagement and Innovation prizes.
Two Penn faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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Eugene Mele and Nancy Speck are among the 100 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. 

Two Penn faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Eugene Mele of the School of Arts and Sciences and Nancy Speck of the Perelman School of Medicine are welcomed into the Academy for their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

Erica K. Brockmeier , Karen Kreeger