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Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort
Chaz Howard stands with the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress awards.

Charles “Chaz” Howard (left) honored the recipients of the 2023 Projects for Progress Awards: UCC; Positioned for Success; and The Breathing Room teams.

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Celebrating the Projects for Progress 2023 cohort

At an event on Jan. 30, three winning project groups were honored for ‘choosing to help make lives better.’
Researchers breathe new life into lung repair
Artist's interpretation of human lungs and a virus.

Respiratory diseases like influenza and COVID-19 drive inflammatory responses that can cause long-term damage to the lungs and can be difficult to treat. Now, by using techniques that deliver mRNA via lipid nanoparticles, researchers led by Andrew Vaughan of the School of Veterinary Medicine were able to greatly enhance modes of repair for damaged blood vessels in the lung, leading to improved oxygen saturation.

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Researchers breathe new life into lung repair

A collaborative effort from teams across Penn culminates in new techniques to repair lung tissue after damage from flu and COVID-19.
Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare
3d illustration of a damaged and disintegrating cancer cell.

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Secondary cancers following CAR T cell therapy are rare

A new Penn Medicine analysis shows that the development of any type of second cancer is a rare occurrence, and some of the earliest patients have gone on to experience long-lasting remissions of a decade or more.

From Penn Medicine News

New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care
A patient being wheeled in the hospital flanked by two medical professionals.

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New Penn Medicine Nudge Unit pilots show simple questions can improve care

Experts at the Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy have seen success in treatment after posing one question: “Why not treat alcohol use the same way we’ve been treating opioid use?”

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A successful new experiment opens potential for future bridge-to-transplant approach
Human body with a rendering of liver in the foreground.

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A successful new experiment opens potential for future bridge-to-transplant approach

A team at Penn Medicine has achieved the first successful external liver perfusion using a porcine liver, raising hopes for a possible effective option to “bridge” critically ill patients to liver transplant.

From Penn Medicine News