Blog List - Penn Medicine

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A year after the Nobel Prize, Penn’s mRNA research is revving up

October 04, 2024

One year after Nobel Prize recognition, mRNA research successes at Penn show how medicine is changing rapidly as a result of the discovery.

Research

Inclusion meets innovation: Meet Penn’s new Gilliam Fellows

September 17, 2024

Brianna Hill-Payne and Sam Preza, biochemistry and bioengineering PhD students, were recognized at a national level, as recipients of this year’s prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowship.

Diversity Research

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How adverse childhood events can exacerbate substance use

June 04, 2024

New research found that individuals exposed to adverse childhood events are at increased risk of developing mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders.

Psychiatry Research

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How ‘invitations’ brought mammogram rates up

May 23, 2024

A Penn Medicine team used text messages and default orders to bring more patients back to receiving routine mammograms after a pandemic pause.

Cancer Research Patient Care

A Penn team’s push to make research more inclusive

April 30, 2024

Researchers have new tools to engage important voices who might be missing from research, like underrepresented minorities or those with literacy limitations.

Research Diversity

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Mapping pancreatic cancer to improve immunotherapy

March 07, 2024

Penn Medicine researchers are repurposing an old technique in the hopes of improving the success rate of immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

Cancer Research

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Autism study could open new possibilities for parents, caregivers

December 28, 2023

A Penn Medicine research study, which recently secured a $3.8 million grant, has the potential to transform the services that are available to young children with autism in Philadelphia.

Patient Stories Research

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How Cell Developmental Biology Fits Into the Future of Medicine

October 17, 2023

Penn physician and scientist Ben Stanger details the process and inspiration of writing his recently published book From One Cell: A Journey into Life's Origins and the Future of Medicine.

Basic Science Experts General Interest Research

Meet the AI Expert Using Machines to Drive Medical Advances

September 26, 2023

César de la Fuente operates at the intersection of humanity, machines and medicine, using artificial intelligence to create biological advances, like discovering new antibiotics lurking in our past.

Research Innovation

Carl June on The Boundless Potential of CAR T Cell Therapy

August 22, 2023

CAR T cell pioneer Carl June, MD, explains how CAR T cell therapy, which has been transformative for blood cancer treatment, holds the potential to help millions more patients, if it can be successfully translated to other conditions.