• University of Pennsylvania’s First NFT Commemorates mRNA Research June 21, 2022 The historic scientific breakthrough at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that helped lead the world’s fight against COVID-19 through mRNA-based vaccines is being commemorated through a non-fungible token—a digital asset to be auctioned by Christie’s—that will support ongoing research at Penn.
• Over 10 Years of CAREs—Penn Medicine Continues to Support Staff Giving Back in the Community June 21, 2022 The Penn Medicine CAREs grant program—which has now been running for 10 years—addresses a variety of health needs across the community, including efforts to encourage diversity and access in medicine and science.
• TCF-1 Protein Plays Essential Role in Breaking Down Barriers as T Cells Form June 20, 2022 The protein TCF-1 enables various parts of otherwise insulated DNA segments to intermingle in a way that is required for the development of T cells—a key element of the body’s immune system—and the role this protein plays in T cell creation could shed new light on immunotherapy approaches, according to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
• High Blood Pressure Conditions During Pregnancy Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk 10 Years Later June 15, 2022 Women who developed hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), which include preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, during pregnancy were more than twice as likely to develop hypertension a decade later compared to those who did not have HDP during pregnancy, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Four Penn Scientists Chosen as 2022 Pew Scholars June 14, 2022 The Pew Charitable Trusts has encouraged scientific innovation by supporting promising, early-career biomedical scientists driving medical breakthroughs. The 2022 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences were chosen from 197 nominees by leading academic institutions and researchers across the United States.

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