Penn Researchers Use Unique Imaging Technology to Map Cells Tied to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:58 PM

New “maps” of hundreds of thousands of cells related to inflammatory bowel disease shed greater light on their effects on intestinal tissues through a newly utilized imaging technique called “imaging mass cytometry.”

Penn Medicine Awarded $6 Million to Advance Understanding of Human Genome Function in Health and Disease

Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:49 PM

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Penn Medicine as one of 25 award recipients across 30 sites in the United States to serve as Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) investigators, with the goal of better understanding ...

Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Show Robust T-Cell Responses to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 5:39 PM

New research shows that Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients undergoing anti-CD20 (aCD20) treatment – which depletes the B cells that contribute to the MS attacks – are able to mount robust T-cell responses to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, despite ...

Penn Transplant Institute at the 2021 International Transplant Nurses Society’s Annual Meeting

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 8:00 PM

Attending the ITNS Annual Meeting? See experts from Penn Transplant Institute presenting on a range of transplant medicine topics.

2021 Penn Kidney Transplant Symposium

Monday, August 30, 2021 8:00 PM

Join Penn experts on October 19, 2021 for an interactive online symposium tailored for providers treating kidney transplant patients.

Collateral Damage: CAR T, COVID and the Cytokine Storm - Advances at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 8:00 PM

In its association with CAR T therapy, cytokine storm was discovered at Penn Medicine, and has been a source of study ever since.

Endocrinology Spotlight Series: Management of Calcium and Metabolic Bone Disorders Expert Guidance for Challenging Cases

Friday, September 24, 2021, 12 – 1pm Course OverviewThis virtual event will address the evaluation and management of osteoporosis and hypercalcemia. Panelists will address critical decision-making points in cases demonstrating ...

Endocrinology Spotlight Series: Management of Calcium and Metabolic Bone Disorders Expert Guidance for Challenging Cases

Friday, September 24, 2021, 12 – 1pm Course OverviewThis virtual event will address the evaluation and management of osteoporosis and hypercalcemia. Panelists will address critical decision-making points in cases demonstrating ...

The Intersection of Hypertension, Diabetes, and Lipids – Everything You Need to Know in Preventive Cardiology in 2021

Friday, October 1, 2021, 7:45am – 1:15pm Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Hypertension and diabetes are among the foremost risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases, ...