Academia’s postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences Penn In the News Stat Academia’s postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences As co-chair of an NIH group to re-envision postdoctoral training, PIK Professor Shelley Berger expresses concern about the future of academic research. Three things to know about BRCA mutations in men Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Three things to know about BRCA mutations in men Kara Maxwell, director of the Men & BRCA Program at the Basser Center, is bridging the knowledge gap about how BRCA mutations affect men. Improved gene editing method could power future cell and gene therapies Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Improved gene editing method could power future cell and gene therapies A new technique based on special cell-penetrating peptides promises advantages over current methods for editing the genomes of primary cells, such as patients’ T cells. ‘Pangenome’ hopes to represent more diverse view of humans Penn In the News Science ‘Pangenome’ hopes to represent more diverse view of humans Sarah Tishkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the new pangenome adds structural variants that were previously hard to sequence and analyze. Duchenne muscular dystrophy promises a bleak future. Gene therapy may change that Penn In the News USA Today Duchenne muscular dystrophy promises a bleak future. Gene therapy may change that Hansell Stedman of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a gene therapy based on the utrophin gene to counteract Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research This year’s recipients of the Helen Keller Prize from Penn are (clockwise from top left): Gustavo Aguirre, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and the late Samuel Jacobson. (Images: Penn Vet and Penn Medicine) Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research Faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine were honored at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans. Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Penn Medicine research shows this test can detect a build-up of abnormal protein deposits linked to Parkinson’s disease in cerebrospinal fluid. Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of native studies at the University of Alberta and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society, gave the Provost’s lecture on diversity on March 15. Kim Tallbear Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of Native studies at the University of Alberta, delivered the Provost’s lecture on diversity on decolonializing science and technology. More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Margret Casal of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the accuracy of tests for dog-breed identification depends on the “DNA library” a company has access to. Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Penn In the News NPR Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui has proven himself utterly unqualified to be around patients. Load More
Three things to know about BRCA mutations in men Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Three things to know about BRCA mutations in men Kara Maxwell, director of the Men & BRCA Program at the Basser Center, is bridging the knowledge gap about how BRCA mutations affect men.
Improved gene editing method could power future cell and gene therapies Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Improved gene editing method could power future cell and gene therapies A new technique based on special cell-penetrating peptides promises advantages over current methods for editing the genomes of primary cells, such as patients’ T cells.
‘Pangenome’ hopes to represent more diverse view of humans Penn In the News Science ‘Pangenome’ hopes to represent more diverse view of humans Sarah Tishkoff of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the new pangenome adds structural variants that were previously hard to sequence and analyze. Duchenne muscular dystrophy promises a bleak future. Gene therapy may change that Penn In the News USA Today Duchenne muscular dystrophy promises a bleak future. Gene therapy may change that Hansell Stedman of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a gene therapy based on the utrophin gene to counteract Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research This year’s recipients of the Helen Keller Prize from Penn are (clockwise from top left): Gustavo Aguirre, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and the late Samuel Jacobson. (Images: Penn Vet and Penn Medicine) Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research Faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine were honored at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans. Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Penn Medicine research shows this test can detect a build-up of abnormal protein deposits linked to Parkinson’s disease in cerebrospinal fluid. Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of native studies at the University of Alberta and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society, gave the Provost’s lecture on diversity on March 15. Kim Tallbear Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of Native studies at the University of Alberta, delivered the Provost’s lecture on diversity on decolonializing science and technology. More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Margret Casal of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the accuracy of tests for dog-breed identification depends on the “DNA library” a company has access to. Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Penn In the News NPR Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui has proven himself utterly unqualified to be around patients. Load More
Duchenne muscular dystrophy promises a bleak future. Gene therapy may change that Penn In the News USA Today Duchenne muscular dystrophy promises a bleak future. Gene therapy may change that Hansell Stedman of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a gene therapy based on the utrophin gene to counteract Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research This year’s recipients of the Helen Keller Prize from Penn are (clockwise from top left): Gustavo Aguirre, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and the late Samuel Jacobson. (Images: Penn Vet and Penn Medicine) Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research Faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine were honored at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans. Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Penn Medicine research shows this test can detect a build-up of abnormal protein deposits linked to Parkinson’s disease in cerebrospinal fluid. Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of native studies at the University of Alberta and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society, gave the Provost’s lecture on diversity on March 15. Kim Tallbear Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of Native studies at the University of Alberta, delivered the Provost’s lecture on diversity on decolonializing science and technology. More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Margret Casal of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the accuracy of tests for dog-breed identification depends on the “DNA library” a company has access to. Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Penn In the News NPR Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui has proven himself utterly unqualified to be around patients. Load More
Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research This year’s recipients of the Helen Keller Prize from Penn are (clockwise from top left): Gustavo Aguirre, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and the late Samuel Jacobson. (Images: Penn Vet and Penn Medicine) Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research Faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine were honored at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans.
Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News Biological test detects Parkinson’s disease before symptoms present Penn Medicine research shows this test can detect a build-up of abnormal protein deposits linked to Parkinson’s disease in cerebrospinal fluid.
Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of native studies at the University of Alberta and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society, gave the Provost’s lecture on diversity on March 15. Kim Tallbear Decolonializing science and technology Kim Tallbear, professor of Native studies at the University of Alberta, delivered the Provost’s lecture on diversity on decolonializing science and technology.
More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer More people are testing their dogs’ DNA. That helped these two Philly siblings reunite Margret Casal of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the accuracy of tests for dog-breed identification depends on the “DNA library” a company has access to. Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Penn In the News NPR Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui has proven himself utterly unqualified to be around patients. Load More
Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Penn In the News NPR Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Kiran Musunuru of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui has proven himself utterly unqualified to be around patients.