Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond When the Hippo pathway is “off,” the downstream protein YAP (red) is localized to the nucleus. VP40 (cyan), a viral matrix protein found in the Ebola virus, simultaneously drives vigorous formation and egress of virus-like particles along the cell periphery. In addition, Ebola virus nucleoprotein directs the formation of cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (yellow), also known as viral factories, in which viral RNA synthesis (transcription and replication) occurs.(Image: Courtesy of Ronald Harty) Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond A collaborative team of researchers led by Penn Vet’s Ronald N. Harty and Jingjing Liang show how the Hippo signaling pathway intersects with the virus at multiple stages of the viral life cycle.
When is the best time to catch up on vaccines? Image: iStock/PeopleImages When is the best time to catch up on vaccines? Determining the right time to get a COVID vaccine depends on medical history, age, the timing of previous COVID vaccine doses, and when a previous case of COVID occurred.
Novel mRNA vaccine prevents and treat C. difficile Image: iStock/Dr_Microbe Novel mRNA vaccine prevents and treat C. difficile Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed the first mRNA vaccine against C. difficile to successfully ward off the bacterial infection.
What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak Image: iStock/Merrimon What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak Louise Moncla and Aliza Simeone of Penn Vet and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center share helpful information for the public.
In a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses Image: iStock/Noppharat05081977 In a warming world, public needs to know more about protections from mosquito-borne illnesses A panel survey of U.S. residents finds that only 15% worry that they or their families will contract dengue, West Nile virus, or other mosquito borne-illnesses.
‘Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver’: AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman Penn In the News Live Science ‘Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver’: AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine is launching a new RNA research hub that will use artificial intelligence to help train scientists and guide their experiments. Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t Penn In the News The Washington Post Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that shingles is one of the worst pains in medicine, comparable to childbirth and corneal abrasions. Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark Penn In the News Nature Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are fears of bird flu spreading at low levels through humans in a Missouri community. The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined Image: iStock/Dr_Microbe The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined A national survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in July finds that Americans lack understanding and concern about mpox, highlighting a need for more public health outreach and communication about mpox contagion and vaccines. Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent a lot of time going through Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory this summer. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, he is helping professor David Barnes understand the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the city’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods.nocred Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program. Load More
Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t Penn In the News The Washington Post Keep forgetting your shingles shot? These sufferers wish they hadn’t Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that shingles is one of the worst pains in medicine, comparable to childbirth and corneal abrasions. Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark Penn In the News Nature Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are fears of bird flu spreading at low levels through humans in a Missouri community. The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined Image: iStock/Dr_Microbe The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined A national survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in July finds that Americans lack understanding and concern about mpox, highlighting a need for more public health outreach and communication about mpox contagion and vaccines. Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent a lot of time going through Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory this summer. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, he is helping professor David Barnes understand the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the city’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods.nocred Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program. Load More
Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark Penn In the News Nature Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are fears of bird flu spreading at low levels through humans in a Missouri community. The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined Image: iStock/Dr_Microbe The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined A national survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in July finds that Americans lack understanding and concern about mpox, highlighting a need for more public health outreach and communication about mpox contagion and vaccines. Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent a lot of time going through Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory this summer. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, he is helping professor David Barnes understand the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the city’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods.nocred Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined Image: iStock/Dr_Microbe The threat of mpox has returned, but public knowledge about it has declined A national survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center in July finds that Americans lack understanding and concern about mpox, highlighting a need for more public health outreach and communication about mpox contagion and vaccines.
Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Matthew Breier, a rising third-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, spent a lot of time going through Philadelphia’s 1918 city directory this summer. Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, he is helping professor David Barnes understand the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic on the city’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods.nocred Exploring the 1918 pandemic’s impact on Philadelphia’s Black and immigrant neighborhoods Rising third-year Matthew Breier has been conducting research with public health historian David Barnes through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.