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Two faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
Berger-Goldberg

Shelley Berger and Karen Goldberg

Two faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences

Shelly Berger and Karen Goldberg are among 84 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors for a scientist.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Karen Kreeger , Ali Sundermier

Putting data to work to solve pressing health issues
Research day

Interaction was key during a poster session with more than 50 presentations.

(Image: Tommy Leonardi)

Putting data to work to solve pressing health issues

The first-ever Research Day at the Smilow Center for Translational Research showed how the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics links clinical epidemiology and biostatistics within the Perelman School of Medicine, Penn Health System, and Penn community.

Ali Sundermier

How working dogs are sniffing out cancer
Essler-WorkingDogCenter

How working dogs are sniffing out cancer

A Center for Public Health Initiatives seminar showcased the collaborative research at Penn and the Monell Chemical Senses Center that is working to detect early stage ovarian cancer.

Lauren Hertzler

Tackling blindness with nanotechnology
PIP Kao Jiang Battu

To tackle blindness caused by open angle glaucoma, Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang, and Adarsh Battu came up with Visiplate, a nanoscale ocular implant that shunts away excess fluid.

Tackling blindness with nanotechnology

To tackle blindness caused by open angle glaucoma, Brandon Kao, Rui Jing Jiang, and Adarsh Battu came up with Visiplate, a nanoscale ocular implant that shunts away excess fluid.

Ali Sundermier

Shepherding discoveries from the lab to the pharmacy
Shepherding discoveries from the lab to the pharmacy

Shepherding discoveries from the lab to the pharmacy

In a new book, a biochemist, a sociologist, and an economist share insights into how biomedical discoveries become marketable innovations.

Katherine Unger Baillie