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Coronavirus Research
Dan Treglia on the caregivers lost to COVID
Dan Treglia on the caregivers lost to COVID
The associate professor of practice in the School of Arts & Sciences identifies the number of children who have lost parents and caregivers to COVID-19 and how to support them.
Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely
Genomic differences selected through evolution may offer clues as to why COVID-19 outcomes vary widely
A team from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed genomic data from global populations, including thousands of ethnically diverse Africans, to identify genetic variants that may be associated with clinical COVID-19 outcomes.
COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic
COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic
Between March 2020 and October 2021, death rates from the virus decreased for those 80 and older and increased for those 25 to 54, results that held across racial and ethnic groups.
DNA analysis finds links between severe COVID and other conditions
DNA analysis finds links between severe COVID and other conditions
Through analyzing human DNA samples in a large biobank, Penn Medicine researchers found associations between genetic variants with severe COVID and conditions involving blood clots and respiratory issues.
A Wharton initiative championing global change
A Wharton initiative championing global change
The Ideas for Action Wharton undergraduate student club is a joint initiative with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research to engage youth around the world in developing solutions to global challenges.
COVID-19 turned everything upside down. What has Penn Medicine’s innovation team learned?
COVID-19 turned everything upside down. What has Penn Medicine’s innovation team learned?
To many in health care—including those in Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Care Innovation—the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis from which to find the next great learning opportunity.
From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19
From a pandemic, scientific insights poised to impact more than just COVID-19
Pivoting to study SARS-CoV-2, many scientists on campus have launched new research projects that address the challenges of the pandemic but also prepare us to confront future challenges.
Belief in vaccination misinformation predicts attitudes toward vaccinating children
Belief in vaccination misinformation predicts attitudes toward vaccinating children
The survey data come from the fifth wave of the Annenberg Science Knowledge survey, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults empaneled by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in April 2021 to track attitudes and behavior in the pandemic.
How to safeguard your sleep from insomnia over COVID-19 worry
How to safeguard your sleep from insomnia over COVID-19 worry
Penn Medicine research have tips for helping insomnia, which has seen an increase throughout the pandemic. It’s not just the disease—worrying about COVID has contributed to lack of sleep.
Six takeaways from two years of online learning
Six takeaways from two years of online learning
As two full years of this explosion in virtual learning approaches, Penn GSE associate professor and director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics Ryan Baker shares some thoughts on best practices, and which practices should be avoided.
In the News
Business Wire
Ross Prize awarded to mRNA technology, COVID-19 vaccine innovators
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine will be honored at a June 7 symposium in New York City for their research that enabled COVID-19 vaccines.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Local doctor answers COVID-19 long haul questions
Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine answers questions about COVID long haul symptoms.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Could a single vaccine fend off all versions of COVID-19? Here’s where the science stands
Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for work he is doing to develop a pancoronavirus vaccine, a vaccine that would offer protection from all types of coronaviruses like COVID-19, SARS, and others.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
COVID vaccine’s mRNA technology also works for an HIV vaccine, study shows
Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine led a study that proves that mRNA technology could be used to deliver an HIV vaccine. Future research will explore developing mRNA vaccines for herpes, influenza, and other viruses.
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NPR
Researcher finds 'stunning' rate of COVID among deer. Here's what it means for humans
Research led by Andrew Marques, a Ph.D. student in the Perelman School of Medicine, found new evidence of COVID-19 spillover from humans into wild deer. How exactly the virus was transmitted to deer has yet to be determined.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
COVID-19 has now been found in 29 kinds of animals, which has scientists concerned
Eman Anis of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Suresh Kuchipudi of Penn State spoke about the spread of COVID-19 in animals. Because there is less surveillance of the virus in non-human populations, “It could be evolving in hosts we are not aware of,” Anis said.
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