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What evolutionary and comparative immunology can teach about fish and human immune systems
Oriol Sunyer in his lab.

Penn Vet’s Oriol Sunyer points out rainbow trout, a fish species used in his research.

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What evolutionary and comparative immunology can teach about fish and human immune systems

Penn Vet’s J. Oriol Sunyer explores how studying the evolution of the immune system reveals surprising connections between fish and human immunity, and what these discoveries could mean for the development of new therapies for both fish and humans.

Martin Hackett

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From $500 Craigslist cast-off to champion, Penn Vet’s Equine Assisted Reproduction program helps create a legacy
Fylicia Barr with a young foal.

Fylicia Barr, with her mare Sunny’s youngest foal, Piper, at about five months old.

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From $500 Craigslist cast-off to champion, Penn Vet’s Equine Assisted Reproduction program helps create a legacy

Sunny the mare’s offspring were born through embryo transfer with the help of the New Bolton Center's Penn Equine Assisted Reproduction Laboratory.

From Penn Vet

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Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human
Nicola Mason, Antonia Rotolo, and Mary Beth Boland with Rex, first dog treated on metastatic osteosarcoma trial.

(Left to right) Nicola Mason, Mary Beth Boland, and Antonia Rotolo with Rex, first dog treated on metastatic osteosarcoma trial.

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Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human

The Comparative Immunotherapy Program led by Penn Vet’s Nicola Mason is redefining how therapies are developed and tested—uniting human and veterinary medicine to move promising immunotherapies forward.

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A new Penn Vet study is finding where the wild things are
A deer by a river in nature.

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A new Penn Vet study is finding where the wild things are

The Accessing Urban Nature Initiative is gathering data on how urban wildlife is using the Philadelphia region’s ecosystem with motion-triggered cameras around Philadelphia parks, cemeteries, forest preserves, and private land.

From Penn Vet

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A new Penn Vet clinic brings support and hope for dogs with retinal disease
A dog having a retinal scan at Penn Vet.

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A new Penn Vet clinic brings support and hope for dogs with retinal disease

When Zoey the cockapoo developed a fear of the dark, her owner, Adam Weitz, sought a veterinary ophthalmologist. The grim news was that Zoey had progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), a category of genetic, blindness-causing diseases that have no cure. Zoey would be totally blind in two years, he was told.

From Penn Vet

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White coat ceremonies: A professional milestone
Four students celebrating in white coats after Penn’s white coat ceremony.

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White coat ceremonies: A professional milestone

The School of Dental Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine marked the start of the semester with white coat ceremonies for their students.

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Penn Vet’s next gen biomedical scientists present their research at the annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium

Penn Vet’s next gen biomedical scientists present their research at the annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium

Two dozen Penn Vet students unveiled the original research they conducted as funded participants in the National Institutes of Health(NIH)/Boehringer Ingelheim Summer Research Program at the annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium in Spokane, Washington in August.