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Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease
A researcher holding a vaccine vial in a lab next to a microscope.

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Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease

Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms.

Alex Gardner

Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease
microscopic rendering of DNA strands.

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Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease

The creation of the most complete map of more than 1,000 genes that influence kidney function could help experts diagnose and design targeted treatments for kidney disease.

Alex Gardner

Rate of suicide higher in individuals with headaches
A person holding their head in pain near a window.

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Rate of suicide higher in individuals with headaches

New research from Penn Medicine finds that suicide attempt and completion is highest among individuals with headaches from head injuries, but also elevated in individuals with mild headaches.

Kelsey Geesler

Catherine and Anthony Clifton make transformational gift to accelerate patient care, research, and education at Penn Medicine
Seven people including Penn President J. Larry Jameson, Catherine and Anthony Clifton, Kevin Mahoney, and Jon Epstein.

From left to right, Penn Medicine Board Chair Dhan Pai; Interim Penn President J. Larry Jameson; donors Catherine and Anthony Clifton; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania CEO Regina Cunningham; University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Kevin B. Mahoney; and Interim EVP of the University for the Health System and Perelman School of Medicine Dean Jonathan A. Epstein.

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Catherine and Anthony Clifton make transformational gift to accelerate patient care, research, and education at Penn Medicine

The Pavilion will be renamed in recognition of the Cliftons’ historic philanthropic commitment, one of the largest ever to name a U.S. inpatient hospital building.
No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers
Person in gloves holding a medical bag of liquids.

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No evidence that CAR T cell therapy causes secondary cancers

In a new study, researchers at Penn Medicine looked for—and did not find—examples where the process of generating CAR T cells caused malignancy.

Kelsey Geesler

Borrowing nature’s blueprint: How scientists replicated bone marrow
A chip with bioengineered bone marrow.

The new chip will allow for automated experiments, and can be connected to chip-based models of other organ systems, like the lungs.

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Borrowing nature’s blueprint: How scientists replicated bone marrow

A collaborative research team from Penn Engineering, Penn Medicine, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed a chip that mimics human bone marrow.

Ian Scheffler

Standardizing provider assessments to aid veterans at risk of suicide
An Army veteran speaking with a medical professional.

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Standardizing provider assessments to aid veterans at risk of suicide

A Penn Medicine study of nearly 39,000 health records is the first to examine access to firearms and opioids, and completion of related interventions, among veterans at risk for suicide receiving care at the VA.

Eric Horvath

The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs
From left, research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka in a hospital.

(From left) Research coordinator Nicolas Sarmiento, project manager Reenie Martins, research coordinator Lee Dengel, and trial sample coordinator Rutendo Manyeka document and prepare paperwork required for T-cell infusion.

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The compassionate team behind CAR T cancer breakthroughs

The clinical trial support staff at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center have helped execute the team science that brings research discoveries from the lab bench to the bedside.

From Penn Medicine News