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Cesar de la Fuente
In the News, Research + Innovation

New Class of Encrypted Peptides Offer Hope in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

In a significant advance against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have identified a novel class of antimicrobial agents known as encrypted peptides, which … Read More ›

Posted on November 5, 2024December 9, 2024
Alex Hughes holds a model of an artificial kidney
Research + Innovation

Developing Kidneys from Scratch: Alex Hughes Tackles the Tremendous Burden of Kidney Disease

To Alex Hughes, Assistant Professor in Bioengineering within Penn Engineering and in Cell and Developmental Biology within Penn Medicine, the kidney is a work of … Read More ›

Posted on October 28, 2024January 22, 2025
Research + Innovation

Studying Wikipedia Browsing Habits to Learn How People Learn

At one point or another, you may have gone online looking for a specific bit of information and found yourself  “going down the Wiki rabbit … Read More ›

Posted on October 28, 2024October 28, 2024
A collection of students and researchers pose on a staircase.
Alumni, In the News, Students

A Decade of BETA Day: Shaping the Success of Future Bioengineers

Last year marked not just the 50th anniversary of the Department of Bioengineering (BE) but the 10th anniversary of Bioengineer-Teach-Aspire (BETA) Day, one of the … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2024October 11, 2024
Illustration of lipid nanoparticles carrying mRNA
Research + Innovation

Penn’s Siloxane-Enhanced Nanoparticles Chart a New Path in Precision mRNA Medicine

Penn Engineers have discovered a novel means of directing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the revolutionary molecules that delivered the COVID-19 vaccines, to target specific tissues, presaging … Read More ›

Posted on October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
Sidney Wong stains equine cartilage at a lab bench, using chemicals under a fume hood.
Research + Innovation, Students

Student Builds on Zhiliang Chen’s Osteoarthritis Research

Roughly one in three Americans suffers from osteoarthritis, a progressive disease that causes joint cartilage to break down in a vicious cycle. The less cartilage, … Read More ›

Posted on August 26, 2024August 27, 2024
A rendering of the human intestines with bacteria outlined in bright colors.
Research + Innovation

Mining the Microbiome: Uncovering New Antibiotics Inside the Human Gut

The average human gut contains roughly 100 trillion microbes, many of which are constantly competing for limited resources. “It’s such a harsh environment,” says César … Read More ›

Posted on August 19, 2024August 15, 2024
From left: Bradley Richards (C’92, LPS’17), Director of Alumni Relations; Lyle Brunhofer (ENG’14, GEN’14), Vice President and Senior Design Chair of the Engineering Alumni Society; and Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering
Alumni

Empowering Future Engineers: Lyle Brunhofer and the Impact of Senior Design

Today, Lyle Brunhofer (EAS’14, GEng’14) advises companies on digital transformations, applying the skills he learned at Penn Engineering to modernize firms’ understanding of customers in … Read More ›

Posted on August 15, 2024August 12, 2024
A hand encase in a rubber glove holds a sample of the flexible biomaterial.
Research + Innovation, Students

A 3D-printed Band-Aid for the Heart?

In the quest to develop life-like materials to replace and repair human body parts, scientists face a formidable challenge: Real tissues are often both strong … Read More ›

Posted on August 13, 2024August 13, 2024
A colorful representation of different pieces by Bach, shown as networks.
Research + Innovation

The Structure of Sound: Network Insights into Bach’s Music

Even today, centuries after he lived, Johann Sebastian Bach remains one of the world’s most popular composers. On Spotify, close to seven million people stream … Read More ›

Posted on August 8, 2024August 5, 2024

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