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Selected stories from Penn State College of Medicine. Read more in the newsroom.

Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care?

April 03, 2025

Q&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm

April 02, 2025

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson’s disease treatment

March 27, 2025

It’s a match: Finding passion in patient care

March 25, 2025

Press Releases

Early-life responsive parenting intervention yields lasting but diminishing benefits on child weight

Timing and regularity of sleep may be key for adolescent heart health

College of Medicine researchers awarded more than $6 million to study heart function in women with preeclampsia

PA Breast Cancer Coalition awards $200,000 in breast cancer research grants to Penn State Cancer Institute

Science in 60 Seconds

This series of short videos explores how faculty and students are advancing medicine through cutting-edge research. Meet our experts and learn about their innovative projects, including foundational discoveries and novel therapeutics.

Dr. Sinisa Dovat, professor and vice chair for basic science researchin the Department of Pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, talks about using precision medicine to develop a new treatment strategy for pediatric leukemia.
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Pediatric oncology research at Penn State College of Medicine is making the lives of kids better. Dr. Giselle Sholler, director of pediatric oncology research, talks about their research program's focus areas: Understanding why cancers relapse and how to prevent it, understanding genetics biology through precision medicine, and harnessing the immune system to fight cancer.
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Yongsoo Kim, associate professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, talks about his brain mapping research and artificial intelligence.
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Dr. Alice Zhang, assistant professor of family and community medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, talks about bringing free health resources to the community using "Health to Go" vending machines.
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Dr. Chandrika Behura, associate professor of pediatrics, recently received a $400,000 grant from Hyundai Hope on Wheels for her pediatric oncology research. Here, She talks about the work she has been doing for a decade to investigate what drives resistance to cancer treatments in children, and how her new clinical trial aims to develop novel, precision medicine therapeutics.
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