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Category: Research + Innovation

Jina Ko (left) and Kevin Johnson (middle), from both the School of Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine, along with Sheila Shanmugan (right) from the latter, have received the National Institute of Health Director’s Award to support their “highly innovative and broadly impactful” research projects through the High-Risk, High-Reward program.
Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation

Three from Penn Receive NIH Director Award

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to three researchers from the University of Pennsylvania through the NIH Common aFund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The … Read More ›

Posted on October 4, 2023
Academics, Research + Innovation, Students

Getting to Know the Detkin Lab: A Collaborative Playground Supporting the Next Generation of Electrical and Systems Engineers

Large amounts of data are becoming more accessible every day in almost all industries. Electrical and system engineering skills such as developing nanoscale devices, designing … Read More ›

Posted on September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
Ottman Tertuliano on a background depicting bones
Research + Innovation

The Tertuliano Lab Has a Bone To Pick — And the Tools To Explain How It Breaks

Lightweight, tough and strong, our bones are forces of nature. Ottman Tertuliano joined the faculty of Penn Engineering last year to study bone as both … Read More ›

Posted on September 27, 2023November 10, 2023
3d render of T cells attacking cancer cells
In the News, Research + Innovation

A Suit of Armor for Cancer-Fighting Cells

In recent years, cancer researchers have hailed the arrival of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapy, which has delivered promising results, transforming the … Read More ›

Posted on September 26, 2023
Seunguk Song holds up a wafer of 2D InSe
Research + Innovation

Silicon Ally: Penn Engineers Grow Full Wafers of High-Performing 2D Semiconductor That Integrates With State-of-the-Art Chips

The semiconductor industry today is working to respond to a threefold mandate: increasing computing power, decreasing chip sizes and managing power in densely packed circuits. … Read More ›

Posted on September 19, 2023
The picture above shows a before (left) and after (right) fluorescence image of fungal biofilms being precisely targeted by nanozyme microrobots without bonding to or disturbing the tissue sample. (Image: Min Jun Oh and Seokyoung Yoon)
Research + Innovation

Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry Positions Penn as a Leader in Engineering Health

Penn’s Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) is the first cross-disciplinary initiative in the nation to unite oral-craniofacial health sciences and engineering. An institutional … Read More ›

Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023
One uCity Square
Events, In the News, Research + Innovation

The Future of Medicine Rises in University City: University of Pennsylvania Opens New Multi-Disciplinary Research Labs in One uCity Square

On September 14, Wexford Science & Technology, LLC and the University of Pennsylvania announced that the University has signed a lease for new laboratory space … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2023
Chris Callison Burch with students
In the News, Research + Innovation

Teaching with AI

At the 21-minute mark of the Bloomberg BusinessWeek Podcast, Chris Callison Burch, associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science, discusses how ChatGPT … Read More ›

Posted on September 12, 2023
Silicon wafer chips in UV lighting
Research + Innovation

A Microchip Designed to Transform the Production of mRNA Therapeutics and Vaccines

Following the global COVID-19 pandemic, the development and rapid deployment of mRNA vaccines highlighted the critical role of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) in the context of … Read More ›

Posted on September 1, 2023
A healthy human T cell
Research + Innovation

An Improved Delivery System for mRNA Vaccines Provides More Powerful Protection

The COVID-19 vaccine swiftly undercut the worst of the pandemic for hundreds of millions around the world. Available sooner than almost anyone expected, these vaccines … Read More ›

Posted on August 29, 2023August 30, 2023

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