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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
Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton portrait unveiling
Honors + Awards, In the News

Engineering Changemakers: Honoring Cora Ingrum and Donna Hampton

In the 1970s, the United States found itself trying to untangle from the tumult of the previous decade. Despite the civil rights marches, anti-war protests, … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 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
Research + Innovation

The Physics of Fat Droplets Reveal DNA Danger

Fat is a normal and necessary part of the body. Fat cells store and release energy, as well as play significant roles in hormonal regulation … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2023September 1, 2023
Academics, Guest Posts

The PRECISE Center Turns 15 — and Looks to the Future with Two New Faculty Members

The Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering, or PRECISE, Center was founded 15 years ago with the mission of bringing together experts … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023
A biodegradable COVID test
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Create Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly COVID Test

The availability of rapid, accessible testing was integral to overcoming the worst surges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be necessary to keep up with … Read More ›

Posted on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023
Peranteau Lab
Research + Innovation

Penn and CHOP Researchers Show Gene Editing Tools Can be Delivered to Perinatal Brain

Genetic diseases that involve the central nervous system (CNS) often impact children before birth, meaning that once a child is born, irreversible damage has already … Read More ›

Posted on August 24, 2023

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