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The Penn doctor leading the way in heart health with TAVR innovation
Howard Hermann.

Howard Herrmann is the John Winthrop Bryfogle Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Perelman School of Medicine.

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The Penn doctor leading the way in heart health with TAVR innovation

Howard Herrmann, the John Winthrop Bryfogle Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Perelman School of Medicine and Health System director for Interventional Cardiology, is a lead researcher in the TAVR field.

From Penn Medicine News

Addressing declining fertility
Artist rendering of fertility decline. Depopulation, demographic crisis. Baby bottles in the form of graph and down arrow.

In a recent paper, PIK Professor Michael Platt and the Perelman School of Medicine’s Peter Sterling posit that the underlying mechanism of the looming concern of human fertility declines is the epidemic of despair.

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    • Addressing declining fertility

    In a Q&A with Penn Today, Michael Platt talks about the socioeconomic and emotional factors leading to plummeting fertility rates.
    Educate to Empower aims to break down barriers to breast cancer screenings
    Penn fourth-years Simran Rajpal on the left and Gauthami Moorkanatst on the right pose outside Fisher-Bennett Hall on Penn campus.

    “In Philadelphia, in particular West Philly, there’s a lot of communities that don’t have the access to health care that they need, even though Penn is right here,” says Moorkanat (right). “Our thinking behind this was that if we can deliver the resources to them, instead of making them come to Penn, maybe we can start to bridge that gap.”

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    Educate to Empower aims to break down barriers to breast cancer screenings

    With the President’s Engagement Prize, fourth-years Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat plan to deliver education and resources directly to community centers in Philadelphia, tackling medical mistrust, health literacy, and more.

    Kristen de Groot

    2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching celebrated
    People huddled together in front of bright window in the Graduate Center.

    Karen Detlefsen, left, pictured with the winners of the 2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.

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    2024 Penn Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching celebrated

    Ten winners received the Prize, which takes nominations from undergraduates and recognizes master's students and Ph.D. candidates.
    Could the liver hold the key to better cancer treatments?
    Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma) malignant cells.

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    Could the liver hold the key to better cancer treatments?

    Penn Medicine researchers have uncovered a liver-based signaling pathway that protects tumors by restraining anticancer immune cells.

    Meagan Raeke

    Humanizing the hospital experience for people with substance use disorders
    Brianna Aguilar, Catherine Hood, and Anooshey Ikhlas.

    Brianna Aguilar, Catherine Hood, and Anooshey Ikhlas are recipients of the 2024 President’s Engagement Prize for the Presby Addiction Care Program.

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    Humanizing the hospital experience for people with substance use disorders

    Anooshey Ikhlas, Catherine Hood, and Brianna Aguilar, winners of a 2024 President’s Engagement Prize, will work with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center to address challenges faced during hospitalization and reduce premature discharges.
    Gearing up for research on aging
    A group of GEAR UP members.

    GEAR UP and other Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research students at the AcademyHealth’s 2023 Annual Research Meeting in Seattle.

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    Gearing up for research on aging

    GEAR UP, an initiative offered by the Population Aging Research Center and the Leonard Davis Institute, gives students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds hands-on experience and mentoring to address a global challenge.

    Susan Ahlborn

    How Penn Medicine is going green for good health
    An exterior view of the Perelman School of Medicine. The Smilow Research Center is at right.

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    How Penn Medicine is going green for good health

    The University of Pennsylvania Health System prioritizes sustainability in its day-to-day practices, while envisioning novel approaches to greening efforts.

    Christina Hernandez Sherwood for Penn Medicine Magazine