Engineering a Healthier Heart: Noor Momin Receives AHA Transformational Project Award (Penn Bioengineering Blog)
Congratulations to Dr. Noor Momin on receiving the prestigious 2025 American Heart Association Transformational Project Award!
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Engineering a Healthier Future: Kelsey Swingle’s Journey from Penn to Rice (Penn Bioengineering Blog)
Kelsey Swingle, Ph.D., is taking bold strides in bioengineering — and carrying forward a mission forged at Penn Engineering.
Penn engineers turn toxic fungus into anti-cancer drug (Penn Today)
CPE4H faculty member, Sherry Gao,
and her lab turn a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound.
Escaping the Endosome: BEND Lipids Improve LNP mRNA Delivery and Gene Editing
Check out this article highlighting Mitchell Lab postdoc Marshall Padilla's research on the design of a new class of lipids called branched endosomal disruptor (BEND) lipids that improve LNP delivery of mRNA and gene-editing tools.
Spaces That Spark Discovery: A Look Inside One uCity Square
Check out this article highlighting the exceptional lab space at the Center for Precision Engineering for Health located at One uCity Square!
Penn Engineering Today: Inaugural CPE4H Symposium Explores Engineering’s Role in Precision Medicine
On November 8, CPE4H hosted its first inaugural symposium, which showcased current innovative work from the members of the Center at Penn, and also research from scientists at The University of Washington, Duke University and Northwestern University.
Penn Today: Bioengineers on the brink of breaching blood-brain barrier
Researchers led by Michael Mitchell of the University of Pennsylvania are broaching the blood-brain barrier by
using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver mRNA, offering new hope for treating medical conditions.
Penn Today: A suit of armor for cancer-fighting cells
A research team led by Michael Mitchell, associate professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, has found a solution that could help CAR T therapies reach their full potential while minimizing severe side effects.