For two weeks in July, a computer screen gave 18-year-old Bintou Samassa glimpses of what she wants her future to look l...
Under normal conditions, a menagerie of separate cell populations work to maintain skin health. However, injury prompts...
The Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM) at the University of Pennsylvania thanks the International Society for Ste...
Like a stern bodyguard for the central nervous system, the blood-brain barrier keeps out anything that could lead to dis...
Human brain organoids are remarkable platforms for modeling features of human brain development and diseases. Building o...
How does the cornea maintain its rapid pace of cell turnover—and how does the body regenerate it after injury? A resea...
An overactive genetic pathway in muscle stem cells was found to shorten the ends of chromosomes, called telomeres, resul...
Early in human development, during the first trimester of gestation, a fetus may have XX or XY chromosomes that indicate...
The IRM is incredibly proud of our scientists and excited when they receive outside recognition. Recently, several IRM r...
The IRM is excited to present our Jan 2020 - Feb 2021 Year in Review! Given the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we...
The Penn Academy for Reproductive Sciences (PARS) and Penn Academy for Skin Health (PASH) programs are thrilled to annou...
Have you thought about the importance of a mentor in your education and career? Would you like to know more about how to...