Researchers breathe new life into lung repair Respiratory diseases like influenza and COVID-19 drive inflammatory responses that can cause long-term damage to the lungs and can be difficult to treat. Now, by using techniques that deliver mRNA via lipid nanoparticles, researchers led by Andrew Vaughan of the School of Veterinary Medicine were able to greatly enhance modes of repair for damaged blood vessels in the lung, leading to improved oxygen saturation. (Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen) Researchers breathe new life into lung repair A collaborative effort from teams across Penn culminates in new techniques to repair lung tissue after damage from flu and COVID-19.
Regenerative Ag Alliance promotes stream health through agroforestry Image: Courtesy of the Environmental Innovations Initiative Regenerative Ag Alliance promotes stream health through agroforestry The Alliance planted an initial 250 trees at New Bolton Center with assistance from volunteers and students from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
A Penn Libraries and Penn Dental Medicine collaboration A bookplate from the collection of Hermann Prinz depicting Saint Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Libraries) A Penn Libraries and Penn Dental Medicine collaboration A look back at the history of the Dental Library sheds light on the formation of the new Center for Integrated Global Oral Health.
Breaching the blood-brain barrier Michael Mitchell (left) and Emily Han (right) examine a microfluidic device used to make LNPs by mixing lipids and mRNA. nocred Breaching the blood-brain barrier A team of researchers in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has devised a method to deliver mRNA into the brain using lipid nanoparticles, potentially advancing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and seizures.
Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi Collaborators on the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health visited the University of Pennsylvania in October for a project meeting. Pictured are Lauren Schmitz (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Namrata Ray (Penn), Hans-Peter Kohler (Penn), Kondwani Katundu (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi), Kazione Kulisewa (Kamuzu University), Iliana V. Kohler (Penn), and Victor Mwapasa (Kamuzu University).(Image: Eric Sucar) Two-and-a-half decades of research in Malawi As the country’s life expectancy has risen, the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health has shifted its current and future research to aging.
How Penn Medicine is changing the world with mRNA nocred How Penn Medicine is changing the world with mRNA Vaccines are just the beginning of the potential for messenger RNA, the Nobel Prize-winning technology.
Climate, public health crises, and fertility nocred Q&A Climate, public health crises, and fertility Letícia Marteleto, a social demographer new to Penn, does research at the intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity, and inequality.
A space for lifesaving, collaborative work From left to right: J. Larry Jameson, Liz Magill, Drew Weissman, Katalin Karikó, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Kevin B. Mahoney, Jonathan A. Epstein, and James Hoxie.nocred A space for lifesaving, collaborative work Gov. Josh Shapiro, President Liz Magill, and others from the University community celebrated the new home of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation.
Decentralizing cancer screenings At a community event held at Irvine Auditorium, West Philadelphia residents were welcomed to receive FIT kits to screen for colon cancer, have their blood pressure taken, and more. nocred Decentralizing cancer screenings A Projects for Progress team in the Abramson Cancer Center continues to work with the West Philadelphia community to bring cancer screenings out of clinical settings.
Two Penn schools partner with Camden County to launch virtual reality Narcan training Real-life EMT Barry Hunter, second from left, talks to actors David Blatt, Newton Buchanan, Bi Jean Ngo, and Britt Fauzer. Blatt portrayed a man overdosing, Ngo and Fauzer acted as people administering Narcan, and Newton played an EMT. Kyle Cassidy, one of the creators of the training video, says Hunter helped teach Newton how to enter the scene and what to carry. (Image: Kyle Cassidy) Two Penn schools partner with Camden County to launch virtual reality Narcan training The Annenberg School for Communication and School of Nursing continue their efforts to train as many people as possible on administering the lifesaving overdose reversal medication.