Blog Topic: Translational Research

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  Good Place to “Hang Out” or Harmful?: The Tumor Microbiome’s Role in Driving Cancer

  November 08, 2017

  Increasing evidence is showing that a dysregulated human microbiome – changes in the diverse population of microorganisms within every person – may play a key role in either setting the stage for some cancers, or even causing them directly.

  Cancer Translational Research
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  How Penn Researchers Simplify Science

  August 30, 2017

  When it comes to presenting information in an easy to understand way, clinicians and researchers at Penn Medicine often turn to analogies – much like our 9th grade bio teachers did – to help explain the complexities of what they do, to boil down seemingly common but not always easily defined treatments and diseases, and give some relatable context to their research.

  Education Basic Science Endocrinology Diabetes Translational Research pharmacy Cancer
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  A Matter of Facts

  April 12, 2017

  The 2017 edition of Penn Medicine's Facts & Figures is now available. Facts & Figures is a pocket-sized publication that keeps faculty, students, staff, the media, government officials, and others, informed about the latest expansion projects, rankings, at-a-glance statistics, and much more.

  General Interest Global Medicine International Education Education Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Patient Care Penn Medicine Cherry Hill Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Pennsylvania Hospital Transplant Translational Research Surgery Research
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  Guam's Brain Teaser

  March 13, 2017

  I fell down the internet rabbit hole last summer researching my new home, Guam, and came across the disease that mysteriously appeared and then disappeared on the tiny island. The potential culprits behind lytico-bodig included bats, prehistoric palm trees and cursed fruit. Who wouldn’t be intrigued?

  Brain and Behavior Global Medicine Translational Research Basic Science
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  New Ways on the Horizon to Fix a Broken Heart

  February 20, 2017

  During a heart attack, blocked arteries cause the heart muscle to become starved for oxygen, and eventually some muscle cells die. Many of the more than one million Americans who have heart attacks annually will survive—but the damage done to the heart is permanent, and causes survivors to be at increased risk for further maladies. We need new ways to repair and protect a broken heart.

  Basic Science Cardiology Heart Month Heart Research Translational Research
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  A Look Back at 2016's Biggest Medical Science Revolutions

  January 03, 2017

  In the grand scheme of things, it can seem like progress in science and medicine moves pretty slow—but in reality, when you put science and medicine under the microscope, you find that a single year can bring big, meaningful gains and exciting advances. So, as we welcome a brand new year, let’s pause to reflect on some of Penn Medicine’s biggest newsmakers from the last 12 months.

  Basic Science Cancer Cardiology Clinical Trials Emergency Medicine Health Care Policy Orthopaedics Public Health Transplant Translational Research Surgery
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  Beating Cancer Cells at Their Own Game

  November 09, 2016

  Most cells do metabolic somersaults to survive under stressful a condition – which is to say, they enlist the most expedient biochemical pathways to produce essential molecules in order to survive. By comparison, cancer cells perform high-wire cartwheels to recruit alternative pathways to thwart cancer drugs. As cancer cells do...

  Basic Science Breast Cancer Cancer Genetics OBGYN Personalized Medicine Research Translational Research Womens Health
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  On the Road with Data Science

  September 28, 2016

  Randy Olson, PhD, a senior data scientist with Penn’s Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI), started publishing optimized road trip maps -- a modern Trip Tik of sorts -- while still a graduate student at Michigan State University in 2014. They’ve remain a big hit on social media and in the...

  Basic Science Cancer Research Translational Research
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  Of Mice and Muscles

  August 10, 2016

  Penn has a long history of muscle research, much of which is relevant to Olympic-level athletes and their abilities. As the Rio Olympic Games approach, many armchair spectators of the Games may be wondering: How do those athletes endure their grueling runs, swims, and rides? And, on the flip side...

  Basic Science Education Translational Research
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  Mysteries and Controversies of the Placenta

  July 29, 2016

  For an organ the female body makes and then sheds all within less than a year, the placenta has long held a place of reverence in human culture. But for scientists, the placenta still holds some mysteries and now some scholarly controversy. The organ, which supplies a developing baby oxygen...

  Basic Science OBGYN Reproductive Medicine Infertility Translational Research Womens Health