Milestone for CNDR Brain Bank

October 05, 2021

Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) brain bank archives its 2000th case.

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Faculty in the News September

September 30, 2021

Nature paper by Davidson lab describes regulated control of gene therapies by drug-induced splicing, NHGRI R35 Genomic Innovator Award for Dr. Chesi, Dr. Stephen Master begins term as president of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Dr. Don Siegel receives AABB Award for pioneering use of chimeric antigen receptor T cell constructs, Dr. Ping Wang selected to be a member of the Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel at the FDA, and Dr. George Xu part of $11.7 million NCI SPORE grant.

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Wang Lab Develops SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Assay With High Sensitivity

September 17, 2021

Antigen test detects small loads of SARS-CoV-2 with sensitivity as high as a PCR test and moves toward POCT application.

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Ultrapure Water Systems Installed in Stellar-Chance Research Laboratories

September 16, 2021

"Ultrapure" deionized water dispenser provides "high purity" water for research demands.

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Study Finds Immune System Protein Prompts Obese Mice to 'Sweat' Out Fat

July 29, 2021

Kambayashi Lab study in Science finds that mice engineered to produce elevated TSLP cytokine displayed selective white adipose tissue loss that protected them from obesity, insulin resistance, and steatohepatitis.

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Completion of Tenure for Zubair Baloch, MD, PhD, as Director of the Cytopathology Fellowship Program

July 27, 2021

After his extraordinary service and commitment from 2011 to 2021, Dr. Zubair Baloch has completed his tenure as Director of the Cytopathology Fellowship Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

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2021 Chairman's Award Honors Departmental Team Behind Project Quaker

June 20, 2021

The 2021 Chairman's Award for Distinguished Service was awarded to the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine team who significantly contributed to the launch of Project Quaker, Penn Medicine's large-scale COVID-19 screening program. 

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Chair's Announcement: Appointment of Li-San Wang, PhD, as Vice Chair for Research

June 15, 2021

With this appointment, Dr. Wang will assume a senior role in the Department leadership team, along with Drs. Mike Feldman, Vice Chair for Clinical Services, and Nicole Aqui, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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Cherry Lab Discovers Drug that Blocks Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Mice

May 28, 2021

The drug diABZI — which activates the body’s innate immune response — was highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice that were infected with SARS-CoV-2.

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Genome Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Receives $20 Million Five-Year Renewal Grant

May 25, 2021

NIA award supports research to identify AD-related genes and eventual therapeutic targets by coordinating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) genetic data.

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