Penn mRNA researchers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó awarded the 2021 Albany Prize Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Penn Medicine News) Penn mRNA researchers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó awarded the 2021 Albany Prize For their landmark research that set a foundation for the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó have been selected to receive the prize after decades of work.
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that uses fundamental Penn technology receives FDA approval Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech, and Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research. (Image: Penn Medicine News) COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that uses fundamental Penn technology receives FDA approval Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine to prevent COVID-19 uses fundamental modified mRNA technology created by Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó at the Perelman School of Medicine.
The F.D.A. grants full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine The New York Times The F.D.A. grants full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing is quoted on the rates of vaccine hesitancy despite FDA vaccine approval. Have you already had a breakthrough COVID infection? The New Yorker Have you already had a breakthrough COVID infection? Jeffrey Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says the efficacy rate of vaccines are actually higher than reported. Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines The results underline the importance of a second dose and include implications for booster shots. Engineers create faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing with pencil lead César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor Engineers create faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing with pencil lead A new electrochemical COVID-19 test addresses the challenges of cost, time, and accuracy and uses electrodes made from graphite. Delta-plus and lambda variants don’t yet warrant panic for vaccinated people, Philly experts say Philadelphia Inquirer Delta-plus and lambda variants don’t yet warrant panic for vaccinated people, Philly experts say Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about new COVID-19 variants and said his team has not yet seen the “delta-plus” or lambda variants in the Philadelphia-area samples they’ve analyzed. COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region CBS Philadelphia COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine said the majority of COVID samples processed by his lab are of the delta variant. “We’ve been a little behind other places in the U.S, but now it’s here,” he said. Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases To improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers led by Mitchell Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine are exploring which populations are most prone to side effects when treated with glucocorticoids, a type of steroid. A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential. Load More
Have you already had a breakthrough COVID infection? The New Yorker Have you already had a breakthrough COVID infection? Jeffrey Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says the efficacy rate of vaccines are actually higher than reported. Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines The results underline the importance of a second dose and include implications for booster shots. Engineers create faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing with pencil lead César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor Engineers create faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing with pencil lead A new electrochemical COVID-19 test addresses the challenges of cost, time, and accuracy and uses electrodes made from graphite. Delta-plus and lambda variants don’t yet warrant panic for vaccinated people, Philly experts say Philadelphia Inquirer Delta-plus and lambda variants don’t yet warrant panic for vaccinated people, Philly experts say Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about new COVID-19 variants and said his team has not yet seen the “delta-plus” or lambda variants in the Philadelphia-area samples they’ve analyzed. COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region CBS Philadelphia COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine said the majority of COVID samples processed by his lab are of the delta variant. “We’ve been a little behind other places in the U.S, but now it’s here,” he said. Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases To improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers led by Mitchell Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine are exploring which populations are most prone to side effects when treated with glucocorticoids, a type of steroid. A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential. Load More
Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Penn study details robust T-cell response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines The results underline the importance of a second dose and include implications for booster shots.
Engineers create faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing with pencil lead César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor Engineers create faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing with pencil lead A new electrochemical COVID-19 test addresses the challenges of cost, time, and accuracy and uses electrodes made from graphite.
Delta-plus and lambda variants don’t yet warrant panic for vaccinated people, Philly experts say Philadelphia Inquirer Delta-plus and lambda variants don’t yet warrant panic for vaccinated people, Philly experts say Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about new COVID-19 variants and said his team has not yet seen the “delta-plus” or lambda variants in the Philadelphia-area samples they’ve analyzed. COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region CBS Philadelphia COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine said the majority of COVID samples processed by his lab are of the delta variant. “We’ve been a little behind other places in the U.S, but now it’s here,” he said. Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases To improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers led by Mitchell Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine are exploring which populations are most prone to side effects when treated with glucocorticoids, a type of steroid. A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential. Load More
COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region CBS Philadelphia COVID-19 transmission rates move into substantial range across majority of tri-state region Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine said the majority of COVID samples processed by his lab are of the delta variant. “We’ve been a little behind other places in the U.S, but now it’s here,” he said. Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases To improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers led by Mitchell Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine are exploring which populations are most prone to side effects when treated with glucocorticoids, a type of steroid. A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential. Load More
Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases To improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers led by Mitchell Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine are exploring which populations are most prone to side effects when treated with glucocorticoids, a type of steroid. A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential.
A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential.