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Kanika Jain
Nov 28, 2017
Stromal Virions Add Another Dimension to the Tumor Microenvironment
Cancer research has seen a steady shift towards ‘tumor microenvironment’ driven hypotheses. Tumor cells exploit their environment to fuel...
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Clarissa Rous
Nov 28, 2017
Uncovering the Leishmania-cal Plot of Dysbiosis and Inflammation
In a run-down shack town, a fly drinks from a standing pool of water and unknowingly ingests unicellular protozoans of the genus...
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Jessica Phan
Nov 28, 2017
A Discussion on Mental Health: Pursuing Higher Education with Higher Support
It is no mystery that the path of higher education is a difficult task. For graduate students in the Biomedical Graduate Studies program,...
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Lindsey Weed
Aug 27, 2017
Connecting Neuronal Dots: Linking Metabolism to Synaptic Restructuring in Memory Formation
Hippocampal memory formation requires neuroplasticity, which is produced by the orchestrated expression of neuronal genes through...
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Clarissa Rous
Aug 27, 2017
Where Are They Now: Wenny Lin
“What do you want to do with your PhD?” Both dreaded and inescapable, this question seems to crop up at every gathering of family, old...
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Lexy Stanley and Somdutta Mukherjee
Aug 27, 2017
Scientific Conference Survival Guide
Going to a scientific conference can be exciting and informative, but also stressful and overwhelming. Since conferences are vital...
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Camille Syrett
Aug 27, 2017
Welcoming New-CAMB-ers: A Faculty Profile on Andrew E. Vaughan, Ph.D
As a graduate student in the lab of gene therapy pioneer Dr. Dusty Miller at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Andy was at the...
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Lexy Stanley
Aug 27, 2017
EBF2 Puts the “Brown” in Brown Fat
Fat has a bad reputation for its negative contribution to a host of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity....
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Gleb Bazilevsky
Aug 27, 2017
Where Are They Now: David Garbe
Outreach programs are essential for sparking young students’ interest in scientific research. Spreading the knowledge, importance, and...
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Gleb Bazilevsky
Jul 8, 2017
Updates on Graduate Student Unionization
Part I. GET-UP Constitutional Referendum The last GET-UP general meeting of the Spring semester was held on May 9, 2017. The meeting...
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Iryna Shakhmantsir
May 20, 2017
Collaborative Sciences are the Wave of the Future: A Profile on Center for Engineering Mechanobiolog
The NSF-funded Center for Engineering Mechanobiology is a new science and technology center (STC) at Penn launched this past fall. STCs...
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Gleb Bazilevsky
May 20, 2017
Graduate Student Unionization and CAMB: Perspectives on the Collective Bargaining Movement
Since March of this year graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania have come to hear the truth about the state of their work...
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Katherine Palozola
May 20, 2017
Where Are They Now: Karla Leavens
Traditionally, the format of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) consists of two years of medical school, approximately four...
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Lexy Stanley
May 20, 2017
I’m the Boss: The Role of Transcription Factors in Motor Neuron Growth and Targeting
Transcription factors mediate many essential processes. The role of transcription factors in mediating neuronal growth, function, and...
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Neha Pancholi
May 19, 2017
Bite me! Developing a potent Zika virus vaccine at Penn
In the midst of a global health emergency, many look to researchers and health care providers to develop and administer treatments or...
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Annie Chen
May 19, 2017
Where Are They Now: Jamie Lemon and Alexandra Bryson: Clinical Microbiology Fellows
Clinical microbiology is the application of research for the prevention, direct diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Clinical...
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Arwa Abbas and Annie Chen
Apr 25, 2017
Addressing Implicit Bias in Academia
While many insist that science is a meritocracy, this is often not the experience for certain populations. Who is viewed as the “best...
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Arwa Abbas, Katherine Palozola, and Neha Pancholi
Apr 3, 2017
Sweet as Pie
The CAMB Student Newsletter is about more than celebrating the scientific accomplishments of our students – we are about uniting the CAMB...
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Iryna Shakhmantsir
Feb 14, 2017
Why 2016 Wasn’t So Bad in CAMB
You may have been actively trying to erase all traces of 2016 from your memory, but the CAMB Student Newsletter would like to remind you...
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Lindsey Weed
Feb 14, 2017
Riding Through the Winter
Winter is once again upon us, but that doesn’t mean that you have to retire your bike while you await the arrival of spring. A few...
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Annie Chen
Feb 14, 2017
Partial Cross-Protection of Canine Influenza Vaccines
Influenza A viruses, the causative agent of the annual flu, infect birds and some mammals. The viruses are categorized into different...
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Francesca Tuazon
Feb 14, 2017
Broadening the Penn Medicine Community: A Profile on Vice Dean Eve Higginbotham and the Office of I
Launched in August 2013, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity is a relatively new addition to Penn Medicine that supports, evaluates,...
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Lexy Stanley
Feb 14, 2017
Where Are They Now: Geoffrey Hannigan
Is the “traditional postdoc” actually traditional? Most graduate students who want to pursue the academic route aim to complete a...
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Lindsey Weed
Feb 14, 2017
Getting to Know Your Program Chair: Valder Arruda, GTV
Dr. Valder Arruda began his career in Sao Paulo, Brazil as a clinician specializing in hematology and hemotherapy. His first job was to...
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