I am pleased to join with Dr. Kevin Foskett, Chair of the Department of Physiology, to announce the appointment of Dr. Erika L. F. Holzbaur as the new director of the Pennsylvania Muscle Institute (PMI),
In 2002, Sally Zigmond and other UPenn/PMI scientists made the seminal discovery of formin’s ability to nucleate and elongate actin filaments (Science; DOI: 10.1126/science.1072309). Utilizing UPenn’s cryo-EM facility, Nick Palmer and Kyle Barrie,
Congratulations Paul Titchenell for being selected to the 2024-2025 cohort of Penn Faculty Fellows! This competitive program provides leadership development to select Penn faculty in mid-career. Begun in 2009, it includes opportunities to build alliances across the university,
Appointment of Michael Ostap, PhD, as interim Senior Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer for the Perelman School of Medicine
Congratulations Melike Lakadamyali on her promotion to FULL PROFESSOR!! This promotion recognizes Melike’s outstanding contributions to the Department and the University, and importantly, her international stature in the research community.
CONGRATULATIONS to Rob Lee on his promotion to Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology with tenure!! Rob has been a fully-engaged secondary member of the Department of Physiology, and has excelled in all of our missions.
Congratulations to Tejvir S. Khurana, MD, PhD for winning the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching!
This award was established in 1961 with the help of the Christian R.
Congratulations to the Dominguez lab on their seminal study recently published in Science on the structures actin filaments that explains the bases for filament polarity that underlies many cell biological functions.
This milestone reflects the University’s recognition of Paul’s exceptional research achievements and contributions to the academic enterprise. While there was never any doubt that he would be promoted to Associate Professor,
Natasha Jaiswal (Titchenell lab) officially accepted an offer as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the College of Health Sciences at Purdue University. She will be starting her new position Jan 2,
Congratulations to our own Teji Khurana for being selected for the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching!! This prestigious award is given annually in recognition of commitment to teaching at Penn.
Congratulations Ben Prosser! Ben and a team that he put together to find a cure for his daughter and those who also suffer from disorders due to mutations in STXBP1 and SYNGAP1 genes have received a $25 million gift from an anonymous donor to support their research efforts through their Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ENDD).
Congratulations to Yale E. Goldman for his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Academy members are world leaders in the arts and sciences, business, philanthropy, and public affairs.
Congratulations to the Philadelphia Heart Ball Edward S. Cooper honoree, Dr. Kenneth Margulies of Penn Medicine. Dr. Margulies will be honored for his outstanding achievements in health and wellness in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Heart Ball,
I am pleased to announce that our Joe Baur has been promoted to Full Professor!!
Joe has been a remarkable member of our faculty, contributing importantly to all of our missions.
Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2022). Founded in 1841, RSC is the largest organization in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. RSC partners with industry and academia,
Juliet Goldsmith – ALS Scholar in Therapeutics, MGH Healey Center for ALS/Julia Riley – NSF Predoctoral Fellowship/Dan Dou – NIH Predoctoral Fellowship/Elizabeth Gallagher – NIH Predoctoral Fellowship
Dilated cardiomyopathy due to titin gene mutations involves both a shortage of good titin and a buildup of mutant, potentially “bad” titin
The Storer Lectureship was established in 1960 to invite distinguished biological scientists to UC Davis. Past Storer Lectures have included Nobel laureates, members of the National Academy of Science and acclaimed authors in medicine and the life sciences.
The 2022 Outstanding Investigator Award will be bestowed during the 2022 ISHR World Congress in Berlin, Germany (June 12-15, 2022). As a recipient of this award, Ben will present a major lecture and will receive $1,500 and a plaque.
