New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’ Penn In the News Fortune New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’ Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that H5N1 vaccine production needs to be ramped up in case bird flu viruses evolve to spread from human to human. New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay Penn In the News CNN New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the H5N1 bird flu should now be classified as an endemic virus. How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance Image: Ellen F. O’Connell/Hazleton Standard-Speaker via AP How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals. Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory Image: iStock/manassanant pamai Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory Researchers from Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine have collaborated to determine the best theoretical strategy for a vaccine rollout. Avian flu: An explainer Denise Henhoeffer Avian flu: An explainer In a video, Penn Medicine’s Scott Hensley gives an overview on what people should know about the avian flu virus and vaccine developments. ‘This is a dangerous virus’ Penn In the News The New York Times ‘This is a dangerous virus’ According to Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine, reinfections suggest that the H5N1 bird flu virus could circulate on farms indefinitely, creating opportunities for it to evolve into a more dangerous form. Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Penn In the News NPR Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic. Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Penn In the News Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs (Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen) Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury. A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus. Load More
New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay Penn In the News CNN New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the H5N1 bird flu should now be classified as an endemic virus. How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance Image: Ellen F. O’Connell/Hazleton Standard-Speaker via AP How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals. Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory Image: iStock/manassanant pamai Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory Researchers from Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine have collaborated to determine the best theoretical strategy for a vaccine rollout. Avian flu: An explainer Denise Henhoeffer Avian flu: An explainer In a video, Penn Medicine’s Scott Hensley gives an overview on what people should know about the avian flu virus and vaccine developments. ‘This is a dangerous virus’ Penn In the News The New York Times ‘This is a dangerous virus’ According to Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine, reinfections suggest that the H5N1 bird flu virus could circulate on farms indefinitely, creating opportunities for it to evolve into a more dangerous form. Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Penn In the News NPR Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic. Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Penn In the News Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs (Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen) Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury. A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus. Load More
How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance Image: Ellen F. O’Connell/Hazleton Standard-Speaker via AP How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.
Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory Image: iStock/manassanant pamai Who to vaccinate first? Answering a life-or-death question with network theory Researchers from Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine have collaborated to determine the best theoretical strategy for a vaccine rollout.
Avian flu: An explainer Denise Henhoeffer Avian flu: An explainer In a video, Penn Medicine’s Scott Hensley gives an overview on what people should know about the avian flu virus and vaccine developments.
‘This is a dangerous virus’ Penn In the News The New York Times ‘This is a dangerous virus’ According to Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine, reinfections suggest that the H5N1 bird flu virus could circulate on farms indefinitely, creating opportunities for it to evolve into a more dangerous form. Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Penn In the News NPR Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic. Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Penn In the News Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs (Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen) Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury. A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus. Load More
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Penn In the News NPR Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic. Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Penn In the News Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs (Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen) Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury. A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus. Load More
Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Penn In the News Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs (Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen) Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury. A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs (Image: iStock/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen) Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Penn researchers affiliated with the Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) attended AIDS Walk Philly in October 2024. Pictured with the National AIDS Memorial Quilt are Deratu Ahmed, a first-year epidemiology doctoral student studying pharmacogenetics related to HIV and tuberculosis in Botswana; Dominique Medaglio, a fourth-year epidemiology doctoral student studying ways to encourage smoking cessation for people with HIV in the United States; CFAR co-director Robert Gross, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Penn Medicine; and CFAR director Ronald Collman, professor of medicine and microbiology.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald G. Collman) Q&A A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.