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A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
Four people in front of National AIDS Memorial Quilt.

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)

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    • 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.
    ‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships
    Jovian Patterson looks at some raspberry bushes growing in a community garden.

    Jovian Patterson has used Deeply Rooted community green grants to expand an annual garden class for his West Philadelphia neighbors.

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    ‘Deeply Rooted’ community partnerships

    Deeply Rooted is a community partnership that plants trees, greens vacant lots, and funds grassroots programs. The goal: health justice in action.

    Christina Hernandez Sherwood for Penn Medicine Magazine

    Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond
    Ebola virus in cell.

    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.
    Report encourages equity in pay for people with disabilities
    Two binders on top of a messy desk, one for salaries and one for payroll.

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    Report encourages equity in pay for people with disabilities

    New research from Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine finds no significant negative impact of repealing a Depression-era law allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities below minimum wage.

    Eric Horvath

    University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan
    Penn Medicine Pavilion.

    Penn Medicine’s 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion marked a health care first when it received the prestigious LEED Gold Building Certification for Sustainability.

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    University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan

    The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization.

    Kelsey Geesler

    Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi is a 2025 Rhodes Scholar
    Om Gandhi.

    Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship. 

    (Image: Courtesy of Om Gandhi)

    Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi is a 2025 Rhodes Scholar

    Penn fourth-year Om Gandhi, from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship, which funds tuition and a living stipend for graduate study at the University of Oxford in England. He is among 32 American Rhodes Scholars, and an expected 100 worldwide.

    Louisa Shepard

    A link between liver-brain communication and daily eating patterns
    A person taking food out of the fridge late at night.

    Image: iStock/AndreyPopov

    A link between liver-brain communication and daily eating patterns

    A new study by researchers at Penn Medicine finds that disconnecting a connection in the vagus nerve corrects overeating and weight gain caused by a defective “liver clock.”

    From Penn Medicine News

    Vet student’s semester in Malawi is part of new educational partnership
    Ashley Vanderbeck with vet students in Malawi.

    Ashley Vanderbeck (third from left) with Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources veterinary students.

    (Image: Courtesy of Ashley Vanderbeck for Penn Vet News)

    Vet student’s semester in Malawi is part of new educational partnership

    Ashley Vanderbeck spent a semester at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi thanks to a novel program between Penn Vet and LUANAR to foster educational exchange and research opportunities.

    From Penn Vet