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Sarah Tishkoff Named Penn's Newest PIK Professor

Sarah Tishkoff Named Penn's Newest PIK Professor

PHILADELPHIA -– Sarah Tishkoff, a leading global expert in human genetics, has been named the sixth Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Ronald Daniels.

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Agent Orange Chemical, Dioxin, Attacks the Mitochondria To Cause Cancer, Says Penn Research Team

Agent Orange Chemical, Dioxin, Attacks the Mitochondria To Cause Cancer, Says Penn Research Team

PHILADELPHIA— Researchers with the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated the process by which the cancer-causing chemical dioxin attacks the cellular machinery, disrupts normal cellular function and ultimately promotes tumor progression.

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Penn Researchers Shine the Light of Venus to Learn How the Herpes Virus Invades Cells

Penn Researchers Shine the Light of Venus to Learn How the Herpes Virus Invades Cells

PHILADELPHIA -– University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered an important step in how herpes simplex virus, HSV-1, uses cooperating proteins found on its outer coat to gain entry into healthy cells and infect them. Further,the study’s authors say, they have demonstrated the effectiveness of monitoring these protein interactions using biomolecular complementation.

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University of Pennsylvania Researchers Zero In on the Tiniest Members in the War on Cancer

University of Pennsylvania Researchers Zero In on the Tiniest Members in the War on Cancer

PHILADELPHIA -– Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University have uncovered another reason why one of the most commonly activated proteins in cancer is so dangerous. As reported in Nature Genetics this week, the Myc protein can stop the production of at least 13 microRNAs, small pieces of nucleic acid that help control which genes are turned on and off.

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Researchers Led by Penn Vet Uncover the Delicate Protein Balance Behind the Immune System Response

Researchers Led by Penn Vet Uncover the Delicate Protein Balance Behind the Immune System Response

PHILADELPHIA -– A team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has identified the protein interactions involved in the immune system process that fights infection yet, in certain inflammatory diseases, runs amok and attacks friendly tissue.

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University of Pennsylvania Establishes Institute for Regenerative Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Establishes Institute for Regenerative Medicine

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania is launching the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a new cross-disciplinary endeavor to investigate and harness the therapeutic potential of stem cells in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, degenerative diseases, wound healing and aging. Two renowned Penn scientists, Jonathan A. Epstein and Ralph L.

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Penn Scientists Share $2 Million to Develop Tool to Study Proteins at Work in Living Cells

Penn Scientists Share $2 Million to Develop Tool to Study Proteins at Work in Living Cells

PHILADELPHIA  - Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania will share in a three-year grant worth approximately $2 million to develop technology to identify, in real time, proteins at work inside living cells.  Partnering with Anima Cell Metrology Inc., the resulting technology will be used in basic science research and in the development of drugs and novel medical treatments.

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Penn Researchers Pinpoint the Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones

Penn Researchers Pinpoint the Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones

PHILADELPHIA - For the first time, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are able to pinpoint brain waves that distinguish true from false memories, providing a better understanding of how memory works and creating a new strategy to help epilepsy patients retain cognitive function.

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Native Language Governs the Way Toddlers Interpret Speech Sounds, According to Penn Study

Native Language Governs the Way Toddlers Interpret Speech Sounds, According to Penn Study

PHILADELPHIA - Toddlers are learning language skills earlier than expected and by the age of 18 months understand enough of the lexicon of their own language to recognize how speakers use sounds to convey meaning.They also ignore sounds that don't play a significant role in speaking their native tongue, according to a study by a University of Pennsylvania psychologist.

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