In this issue, we grapple with what a contemporary global pandemic means in our lives and work in academic medicine, and with the question of how it changes things. These stories show how COVID-19 has driven our focus on what matters most. That includes public health, surviving the pandemic; creativity, whether in finding unexpected sources of PPE or in using artistic expression to cope with hardship; and justice, driving out longstanding inequities. It includes caring for each other and the compassion that shines on the faces of those around us, even through masks and shields that protect us.
Penn Medicine Researchers Unlock the Door to Tumor Microenvironment for CAR T Cells
Researchers Begin Forming Guidance on Properly Managing COVID-19 Patient Airways
Penn Medicine Collaborates with Regeneron to Investigate Delivery of COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail via Gene Therapy Platform
Penn Medicine Researchers Named 2020 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
How to Keep Your Hands Clean and Moisturized
The Swift Rise of the Pandemic Puppy in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Jeweler Donates Thanksgiving Meals to Entire Pennsylvania Hospital Staff Working the Holiday
Penn Med Symphony Orchestra Performs Thanksgiving Virtual Concert
Philly Doctor Not on the ‘Front Line’ Shares What It’s Like to Care for Patients During Pandemic
The Promise of mRNA Vaccines
