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From a small town in Lebanon to cancer research
A banner hanging outside in a small town in Lebanon.

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From a small town in Lebanon to cancer research

When Mayassa Bou-Dargham, a postdoctoral fellow in Penn’s Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute received a pilot project grant, a banner was hung in her Lebanese hometown. Getting there took years of determination, self-confidence and, in small part, fate.

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Penn Medicine doctor brings lifesaving tech to global conflict zones
Nahreen Ahmed and medical personnel at a clinic in Yemen.

Penn Medicine’s Nahreen Ahmed (second from right) works with doctors around the world in conflict zones and resettlement areas, including Yemen, pictured above. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

Penn Medicine doctor brings lifesaving tech to global conflict zones

Nahreen Ahmed, a physician with Penn Medicine, has trained physicians and other care providers around the world in using ultrasound machines to assess injuries and other health concerns.

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Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen
Microscopic view of toxoplasma gondii cells.

Image: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen

Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the nervous system.

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Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law

Frameworks provide new paradigm for global health law

Aiming to provide a new model for global health law, a recent essay in the Journal of Global Health Law by Jennifer Prah of the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Perelman School of Medicine outlines comprehensive frameworks for attaining global health justice.

From the School of Social Policy & Practice

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