Genetics

Understanding diabetes and oral health

Two undergraduates, supported by PURM, worked on research projects this summer with the Graves Lab to contribute to the knowledge of diabetes’ impact on oral wound healing and periodontal disease.

Brandon Baker



In the News


Philadelphia Inquirer

A Philly biotech got $60M from a TED initiative for AI in medicine

David Fajgenbaum of the Perelman School of Medicine helped found Every Cure, a biotechnology nonprofit that employs AI to help match existing treatments to new diseases.

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Stat

Study of gender-affirming care reveals immune system sex differences

Montserrat Anguera of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine comments on the work to comprehensively examine the impact of gender-affirming care on the immune system.

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The New York Times

A disease that makes children age rapidly gets closer to a cure

Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says there’s no guarantee that gene editing which worked well in mice will also work with human patients.

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USA Today

She’s fighting to stop the brain disease that killed her mother before it gets her

Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on shutting off genetic signals in the brain to hold off diseases.

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The Washington Post

FDA approves two sickle cell therapies, including first CRISPR medicine

Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says that gene editing will be the biggest story of the century.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

More than 260,000 Penn Medicine patients have agreed to share their DNA for research, and the discoveries are just getting started

More than 260,000 people have signed up to participate in Penn Medicine BioBank, co-directed by Marilyn Ritchie and Dan Rader, which cross-references DNA with electronic health records to discover genetic variants of medical conditions.

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