THE CAMB STUDENT NEWSLETTER

Derek Sung, a third year CPM MD/PhD student in Mark Kahn’s lab, has found a unique way to showcase his appreciation for how beautiful...

Runny noses, body aches, and chills – dreaded signs that the flu season is upon us. The cough, however, remains one of the most painful...

Dr. Theonie Anastassiadis, 2017 alumna of CAMB/Cancer Biology, thought she knew what she wanted to do after graduate school. Theonie...

I recently sat down with Dr. Will Bailis from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. A relatively new faculty member and...

A person is diagnosed with a blood cancer in the United States every 3 minutes. In 2019, blood cancer is expected to make up 10% of all...

Coral Kasden, a second year GTV student, was featured as one of CAMB’s professional GRAthletes (“graduate athletes”) in the November 2018...

In our personal lives, it is easy to list ways in which we can become “greener.” We can use reusable grocery bags, carry our own utensils...

Center City Restaurants/Bars: Center City is a go-to for any type of food: quick bites at the crowded stalls in Reading Terminal Market,...

1st Year: Corey Holman Welcome to Penn!!! I’m a first year CPM student in the Seale Lab who loves studying brown adipose tissue and...

Dr. Rinho Kim started his Ph.D. in the Fall of 2010 as part of the Genetics and Epigenetics graduate group. He joined Dr. Klaus...

Although new cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) are on the decline, CRC is amongst the top four most commonly diagnosed cancers in the...

Over the last decade, DNA sequencing technologies have become more accessible, and a number of companies offering to unlock the secrets...

Faculty from left to right (top photo): Dan Kessler, Chris Lengner, Joe Baur, Jean Bennett, Ben Prosser, Mary Mullins March holds a...

For Dr. Michael Convente, a 2016 alum from DSRB, a professional move out of academia didn’t mean giving up on the scientific enterprise....

Dr. Rachel Leibman graduated from CAMB (Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology) in 2017 after completing her training in Dr. Jim...

Malaria remains one of the world’s most devastating diseases. Campaigns to eradicate transmission have yielded encouraging results in...

Little League. High School Sports. NCAA College Athletics. The Super Bowl. The Olympic Games. Athletics are an important pillar...

The field of public health goes hand in hand with biomedical research to keep people healthy and safe through disease prevention....

Creativity is, “the process of generating new information”, states Dr. Tina Seelig, professor at Stanford University and author on...

Not only is it cold and dark outside this winter, second years have an added worry, the start of prelims season. Prelims is a necessary...

“What do you want to do after graduate school?” This is the question that every PhD student dreads hearing. There are so many career...

The CAMB Symposium helps strengthen the CAMB community by bringing together current and former students. Twenty-seven CAMB alumni, whose...

Since beginning graduate school, I have been a part of the Graduate Training in Medical Science (GTMS) Certificate Program. The GTMS...

As non-academic careers for biomedical scientists gain in popularity, certificate programs offer exciting opportunities to acquire...