Category: Research

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Donors continue son’s legacy with estate gift to personalized medicine

Oct 24, 2023

A recent estate gift from Dr. and Mrs. Vali and Pari Kermani will expand the Kia Kermani Foundation Research Fund for Personalized Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine.

Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy reveals a previously unknown complex formed at cell-to-cell junctions consisting of desmosomes, keratin filaments and endoplasmic reticulum.

Advanced imaging gives researchers front row view of cellular junctions

Oct 19, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine researchers used focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy to reveal a previously unknown complex formed at cell-to-cell junctions consisting of desmosomes, keratin filaments and endoplasmic reticulum.

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Rh sensitization treatment may be unnecessary in first trimester pregnancies

Oct 2, 2023

An immune treatment may not be necessary until after the first trimester of pregnancy, according to Penn State research. The results could change pregnancy care guidelines and close health equity gaps.

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Black bisexual women in rural areas are at highest risk for suicidal behaviors

Sep 26, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine researchers said they conducted a “first-of-its-kind study,” revealing how various demographic factors intersect to affect a person’s risk of having suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

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College of Medicine receives record-breaking $160M in annual research funding

Sep 6, 2023

Between April and June 2023, College of Medicine researchers received 195 grants and contracts totaling $57.04 million for research.

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College of Medicine researchers develop app to encourage long term physical activity, reduce Alzheimer’s risk

Sep 5, 2023

College of Medicine researchers are studying whether training people to set and monitor their progress toward short-term, everyday physical activity goals encourages them to stay physically active long term.

Head and shoulders professional portraits of Strategic Plan Goal 2 Seed Fund Recipients Djibril Ba, PhD; Roderick Clark, MD; Neerav Goyal, MD; Fadia Kamal, PharmD, PhD; Gregory Lewis, PhD; Guodong Liu, PhD; Cayce Onks, DO; Jian Wang, PhD; and Nelson Shu-Sang Yee, MD, PhD.

College of Medicine faculty receive biomedical artificial intelligence grants

Aug 25, 2023

College of Medicine leaders awarded $225,000 in funding to researchers to apply leading edge approaches in biomedical artificial intelligence, machine learning and informatics to rapidly advance biomedical research.

Bridges to Translation Funding Available

Penn State CTSI announces seven Bridges to Translation pilot funding recipients

Aug 1, 2023

Request for applications now open for next round of funding; letters of intent are due by Sept. 12 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is helping […]

Dr. George Garrow, CEO at Primary Health Network, and Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski, director of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, at Research Match/Community Day.

Penn State CTSI’s Research Match and Community Event is the first of its kind

Jul 21, 2023

Penn State CTSI connects people, institutions to cultivate research collaborations. SHARON, Pa. — When it comes to innovation in health care, the saying “if you want to go far, go […]

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College of Medicine scientists receive $27.8 million in research funding for conditions including obesity, cancer, diabetes and autism spectrum disorder

Jun 20, 2023

From the beginning of January through the end of March 2023, Penn State College of Medicine researchers received 173 awards and contracts totaling $27.84 million.

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