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Wry Not’s triumph over a twisted fate
Coco Chanel the filly and a Penn veterinarian.

Image: Courtesy of Penn Vet

Wry Not’s triumph over a twisted fate

A multidisciplinary team of Penn Vet clinical specialists successfully performed lifesaving surgery on the Standardbred filly’s deviated muzzle.

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Who, What, Why: John Donges
John Donges sitting on a bench in an outside courtyard

John Donges, Penn Vet associate director of marketing, has just completed the 100th issue of the School's Bellwether magazine as guest editor. 

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: John Donges

    At Penn Vet for more than two decades, John Donges has worked on nearly half the issues of Bellwether, the School’s alumni and donor magazine. So, it made sense that he was the editor of a special 100th issue, publishing this month.
    Uncovering the role of skin microbiome and immune response in cutaneous leishmaniasis
    Five people standing in a lab.

    Researchers at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine studying leishmaniasis are leading the way to potential new therapies. From left, Camila Amorim, Phillip Scott, Elizabeth A. Grice, Daniel P. Beiting, and Tej Singh.

    Image: John Donges for Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

    Uncovering the role of skin microbiome and immune response in cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Two new studies led by Phillip Scott of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Elizabeth Grice of the Perelman School of Medicine demonstrate how bacteria found in leishmaniasis skin lesions and an associated immune response drive disease burden and treatment failure—and suggest new possibilities for treatment of the parasitic disease.

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    Study shows promise for iNKT cell platform to treat cancer
    Canine iNKT cells.

    Canine iNKT cells

    (Image: Courtesy of Nicola Mason and Antonia Rotolo)

    Study shows promise for iNKT cell platform to treat cancer

    Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have shown that invariant natural killer T cells from a healthy donor can persist in MHC-mismatched canines, demonstrating a reliable platform to inform human clinical trials.
    Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields
    Deans sit on Climate Week panel.

    Kathy D. Morrison, faculty lead for the Environmental Innovations Initiative; Andrew M. Hoffman, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine; Antonia M. Villarruel, dean of the School of Nursing; Farah Hussain, representing the dean of the Perelman School of Medicine; Sara S. Bachman, dean of School of Social Policy and Practice; Mark Wolff, dean of the School of Dental Medicine; and Julian Fisher, director of Oral and Planetary Health Policies in Penn Dental, sit onstage for a Climate Week discussion on climate and health.

    (Image: Tommy Leonardi)

    Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields

    Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event.