A tremendous thank you to Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professor Claudia Loebel of @pennengineering.bsky.social who presented at yesterday's IRM #PSOMDDVP seminar! For more information about the program & upcoming events➡️ tinyurl.com/4rkmvwbj

Congratulations to @penncancer.bsky.social's Robert Vonderheide on his election to the position of @theaacr.bsky.social 2026-2027 President-Elect! tinyurl.com/3pf5e5ev

📢 TODAY, 4/8 at 3:30pm, join us to see Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professor, Claudia Loebel of @pennengineering.bsky.social, present her #PSOMDDVP seminar, “Engineering the cell-matrix interface to probe cell mechanosensing & function,” at IRM! tinyurl.com/ya78zhny

In @jamahealthforum.com, Christina Roberto, Alyssa Moran (@pennmehp.bsky.social) & Emily Broad Leib (Harvard) advocate for a food policy strategy modeled on the nation’s response to tobacco @pennldi.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New research out in @natcomms.nature.com provides insight into the molecular mechanism of menthol-induced TRPV5 channel inhibition ft. José De Jesús-Pérez & Vera Moiseenkova-Bell (Systems Pharmacology & Translational Therapeutics) @isbupenn.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In @theatlantic.com, @hthirumurthy.bsky.social (@pennmehp.bsky.social) & @draaron.bsky.social (@pennidfellows.bsky.social) outline 4 essentials for building an effective cash assistance program to alleviate poverty & improve health @pennldi.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3m39ha2c

ft. @mukherja.bsky.social, @mirlab.bsky.social (CDB), @manyakapoor.bsky.social (SEAS), K. Shankta, S. Fallacaro, @ghaywardlara.bsky.social, P. Ratchasanmuang, Yara Haloush (@chopresearch.bsky.social) & R. Carter (BMBGG) @pennepigenetics.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

With a transformative $10M gift from the King & Borrelli families, @pennmedicine.bsky.social has launched the King Center for Lynch Syndrome at @penncancer.bsky.social- the first named center of its kind worldwide ft. B. Katona, R. Vonderheide, @ejohnwherry.bsky.social & J. Long tinyurl.com/4wvr4c23

ft. J. Li, P. Ravind, R. Boe, @naveen-jain.bsky.social (@cambupenn.bsky.social), @aofarrell.bsky.social, @giannatbusch.bsky.social, M. Dunagin, Y. Goyal (@pennengineering.bsky.social), Z. Niu, S. Woo (SAS) & @arjunraj.bsky.social (@penngenetics.bsky.social) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

AI Month at @upenn.edu is happening now! Through panels, workshops, lectures & community events, this University-wide initiative aims to explore human-centered work across AI in health, science, education, business & public life. Learn more➡️ tinyurl.com/3d5jhjc9

A new preclinical study out in @jci.org finds that a low‑dose topical inhibitor of LSD1 may prevent or slow the growth of some common skin cancers ft. Brian Capell (Dermatology) tinyurl.com/ykj26x5k

Join us on Wednesday, 4/8 at 3:30pm to see Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professor, Claudia Loebel of @pennengineering.bsky.social, present her #PSOMDDVP seminar, “Engineering the cell-matrix interface to probe cell mechanosensing & function,” at IRM! tinyurl.com/ya78zhny

New research out in @currentbiology.bsky.social finds that heart rate & sleep history encode ultradian REM sleep timing ft. L. Hao, J. Woolley, Z. Yin, X. Jin, J. Stucynski, R. Adaia, @flybottleescape.bsky.social, S. Chung & F. Weber (Neuroscience) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#ICYMI: @pennmedicine.bsky.social's Spring Greening Clothing Recycling Drive is happening now through 4/17! Donate your gently-used clothing of all sizes to benefit children served by Cradles to Crayons - & keep your clothes out of a landfill! tinyurl.com/2r7ctafn

New research out @cellpress.bsky.social in finds that immune-microbiome coordination defines interferon setpoints in healthy humans ft. @joelbabdor.bsky.social, @klkoser.bsky.social, Kristen Krip, @kashifshaikh.bsky.social & @hajera-amatullah.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Join MINS on 4/1 for their 41st Annual Symposium ft'ing David Kleinfeld (UCSD), Martha Bagnall (WashU), Christine Constantinople (NYU), Sergey Stavisky (UC Davis), @timmachado.bsky.social (MINS), @iahncajigas.bsky.social (Neurosurgery) & @angeladuckworth.bsky.social (SAS) tinyurl.com/366zm3sc

New research out @cellpress.bsky.social in finds that β-hydroxybutyrate enhances the metabolic fitness of CAR T cells in cancer ft. Shan Liu & @marcoruella.bsky.social (@penncancer.bsky.social) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Congratulations to Nikolaos Sgourakis (@i3h-upenn.bsky.social), Mark Sellmyer (Radiology), @karanoelle.bsky.social (@penncancer.bsky.social) & @rdrapkin8-penn.bsky.social (OBGYN) on being named 2026 Early Detection Awardees! @themarkfdn.bsky.social @theaacr.bsky.social tinyurl.com/54pcj8dw

ft. Bingyu Zhang, Lu Li, Yiwen Lu (SAS), John Salmon, Robert Stetson, Michael Horst, Srinivas Sridhara, Kevin Mahoney (UPHS), Mitchell Schnall, @asset25.bsky.social (Radiology), Shivan Mehta, David Asch (@pennmedicine.bsky.social) & Yong Chen (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Penn Surgery's Hansell Stedman & his team draw on personal experience at the extremes of muscle function as they strive to develop a safer gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ft. Yuva Gambhir & Coral Kasden @chopresearch.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3cfv4343

@cambupenn.bsky.social's @amandan-weiss.bsky.social joined with other students to create two Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) games to approachably teach players about complex biology while having fun & using their imaginations @pspdg.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycy9rh3c

#ICYMI: @pennmedicine.bsky.social awarded $7.8M by @arpa-h.bsky.social to develop new strategies for imaging the lymphatic system & identifying hidden signs of disease ft. Maxim Itkin (Radiology) tinyurl.com/7p9acc65

Antibodies elicited by the 2025–2026 influenza vaccine ft. Jiaojiao Liu, Shuk Hang Li, Naiqing Ye, Tachianna Griffiths, Elizabeth Drapeau, Reilly Atkinson, @scottehensley.bsky.social (@pennmicro.bsky.social) & Ronald Collman (Pulmonary) @nejm.org evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Join @pennmedicine.bsky.social on 3/28 for “Firstival”, celebrating the nation’s first medical school! Enjoy family-friendly fun with hands-on science, storytelling, art, snacks & giveaways from 11am–1pm on the Mezzanine level of The Clifton Center for Medical Breakthroughs

ft. Castaño, Bettini, Kumar, Siv, De Luna, Chiu, Hang Li, Ibrahim, Muramatsu, Mdluli @sunnyshinlab.bsky.social @scottehensley.bsky.social Pardi @michelalocci.bsky.social (@pennmicro.bsky.social) Lederer, Maillard & Miner (@i3h-upenn.bsky.social) linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0092867425013583

Cancer care for the mind & spirit at @pennmedicine.bsky.social ft. @rsedhom.bsky.social, Efrat Dotan (@pc3innovation.bsky.social), Kara Buda, @drboswell.bsky.social (Psych), Robert Vonderheide, David Dougherty (@penncancer.bsky.social) & Marguerite Pedley (Princeton Health) tinyurl.com/2w82uxzm

New research out in @science.org finds that interbreeding between Neanderthals & modern humans was strongly sex biased ft. Alexander Platt, Daniel Harris & @sarahtishkoff.bsky.social (@penngenetics.bsky.social) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Congratulations to Samuel Parry (OBGYN), recipient of the 2026 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his lasting, significant contributions to the field of maternal fetal medicine! ft. Sindhu Srinivas & Elizabeth Howell tinyurl.com/tdnp47n4

ft. Z. Cao, S. Yu, Y. Liu, L. Liu, J. Shi (@penncbio.bsky.social/ @pennepigenetics.bsky.social) J. Peng (@upenngcb.bsky.social), D. Barrett, J. Sussman, C. Chen, A. Thadi, F. Alikarami, J. Xu, K. Tan @kathrinbernt.bsky.social (CHOP) & M. Carroll (@penncancer.bsky.social) www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

This spring, Pennsylvania Hospital turns 275 & marks the occasion by converting its landmark Pine Building into a museum with interactive galleries, a restored apothecary & the nation’s oldest surgical amphitheater ft. Stacey Peeples & Alicia Gresham tinyurl.com/2tae3u78

GLP-1R biased cAMP agonism maintains glycemic control with reduced malaise & emesis ft. @cait-thescientist.bsky.social, S. Applebey, B. Alonso, A. Xiao, T. Borner, M. Hayes (Psych), D. Aldaghma, A. Mohiby & B. De Jonghe (Nursing) dom-pubs.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations to Elizabeth Traxler, Charles Antony & Scott Peslak (@penncancer.bsky.social) on being named 2026 @ash.hematology.org Scholar Awardees! tinyurl.com/yswt325d

Implanted flexible electronics reveal principles of human islet cell electrical maturation ft. Israeli Galicia-Silva, Mai Liu, Zihan Gao, Samuel Pollock & @juanalvarezdom.bsky.social (Cell & Developmental Biology) @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New research out in @jamahealthforum.com provides insight into trends in methadone use for pain & opioid use disorder among Medicaid enrollees ft. Ashish Thakrar (@penndgim.bsky.social) & @sean-hennessy.bsky.social (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social/ @penn-crest.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/2w4nxsh4

Cholesterol-containing lipid crystals can directly stiffen the rat steatotic liver before fibrosis ft. David Li, Rebecca Wells (@PennGIHep), Abigail Loneker, Jamie Ford (@pennengineering.bsky.social), Elaine Mihelc (@isbupenn.bsky.social) & Paul Janmey (Physiology) www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement will host Health Equity Week from 4/6-4/10! This conference will facilitate expert-driven conversations on health & health care disparities with the goal of advancing health equity through innovative solutions. Learn more➡️ www.uphs.upenn.edu/hew/

ft A. Kilaru, A. Haider, L. Southwick, G. McDermott, A. Agarwal, R. Merchant (@pminnovation.bsky.social), J. Harrison, E. Dixon, M. Berkowitz, C. Rareshide (@pennmehp.bsky.social/ @pennchibe.bsky.social), M. Mehta (EM) & @drsteshi.bsky.social (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Join the Penn Center for Research on Emerging Viruses & @penncssm.bsky.social on 3/26 for a joint symposium ft'ing keynote speakers @michaelemann.bsky.social (Earth & Environmental Science) & @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social (Texas Medical Center). Learn more & register➡️ tinyurl.com/5n6feh5c

Treating non-cancer conditions with low-dose radiation therapy ft. @johnplastaras.bsky.social & Keith Cengel (Radiation Oncology) tinyurl.com/yjemzed7

Congratulations to Madhura Tamhankar (Ophthalmology) on her recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Tamhankar & her work here➡️ tinyurl.com/yujxtd48 #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Phillip Storm (@childrensphila.bsky.social/ @chopresearch.bsky.social) on his recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Storm & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/mu3nktab #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to K. Rajender Reddy (Gastroenterology) on his recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Reddy & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/ycjw6axu #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Jorge Mora (Sleep Medicine) on his recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Mora & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/947sw652 #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Michael McGarvey (Neurology) on his recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. McGarvey & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/bdhe3mnn #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Maria Mascarenhas (@childrensphila.bsky.social/ @chopresearch.bsky.social) on her recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Mascarenhas & her work here➡️ tinyurl.com/2kcuyzjs #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Jill Langer (Radiology) on her recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Langer & her work here➡️ tinyurl.com/44jvrkzz #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Nevena Damjanov (@penncancer.bsky.social) on her recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Damjanov & her work here➡️ tinyurl.com/ywna9p89 #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Ira Bleiweiss (@pennpathlabmed.bsky.social) on his recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Bleiweiss & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/nse7rm4v #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Joshua Atkins (Anesthesiology & Critical Care) on his recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Atkins & his work here➡️ tinyurl.com/4xh8rhca #PennMedicineAOMC

Congratulations to Faten Aberra (Gastroenterology) on her recent induction into the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Academy of Master Clinicians! Learn more about Dr. Aberra & her work here➡️ tinyurl.com/43ucf9vh #PennMedicineAOMC