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Why Penn research powers many FDA-approved treatments
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On August 30, 2017, faculty and staff at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine gathered for a “flash mob” celebration of the the FDA approval of a Penn Medicine-developed personalized cellular immune therapy.

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Why Penn research powers many FDA-approved treatments

Since 2017, the FDA approved more than two dozen new therapies with roots at Penn Medicine—almost half of which are first-in-class for their indications.

Karen L. Brooks for Penn Medicine Magazine

Beyond the pipette and the stethoscope, students explore biology’s societal impacts
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Health equity was the focus of Stanford’s talk in the Levin building.

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Beyond the pipette and the stethoscope, students explore biology’s societal impacts

The new Biology and Society course, supported by SNF Paideia, gave biology majors the chance to explore how scientists must contend with subjects such as health equity and vaccine hesitancy.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research
A panel sits at at table in Perry World House as a presenter on the right stands at a podium explaining his research.

Bodong Chen of the Graduate School of Education (right, at podium) discusses his project that focuses on helping integrate sustainable development goals into schools in China.

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Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research

The Penn Global Research and Engagement Fund is supporting the 19 new faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America, India, China, and beyond. 

Kristen de Groot

A decade of medicine, business, and technology at PennHealthX
Tiffany Yeh holding up a sheet of transparent material.

Combining her background in materials engineering with her medical degree, Tiffany Yeh opted not to pursue a residency. Instead, she is launching a startup business designing cold therapy wearables.

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A decade of medicine, business, and technology at PennHealthX

PennHealthX, started as a traditional extracurricular club, has grown into an influential student-driven creative hub for projects and programs at the intersection of medicine with other disciplines.

From Penn Medicine News