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A male orca breaching off the west side of San Juan Island in Washington state. On his left side is a suction cup-attached "Dtag" which records depth, sound, acceleration and 3-dimensional orientation. CREDIT: M. Brad Hanson; Taken under federal permits NMFS #'s 781-1824 and 16163

Ecology Alum Jennifer Tennessen Brings Acoustics to Killer Whale Conservation

Dr. Jennifer Tennessen applies the lessons of her interdisciplinary research at the Huck to her professional work with killer whales in the Pacific Northwest.

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A simple treatment using four small molecules converts human astrocytes – a common type of cells in the nervous system – into new neurons, which develop complex structures after 4 months, as pictured. Credit: Gong Chen Lab, Penn State

Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells

A simple drug cocktail that converts cells neighboring damaged neurons into functional new neurons could potentially be used to treat stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and brain injuries. A team of researchers at Penn State identified a set of four, or even three, molecules that could convert glial cells—which normally provide support and insulation for neurons—into new neurons.

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Melik Demirel, professor of engineering science and mechanics and director, Center for Research on Advanced Fiber TechnologiesIMAGE: PENN STATE

Melik Demirel named Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials

Melik C. Demirel, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, was recently named Lloyd and Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials by the University’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

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Sarah Assmann has been invited to write the Coulter Review paper for the International Journal of Plant Sciences. IMAGE: PENN STATE

Mar 18, 2019

Sarah Assmann appointed editor-in-chief of scientific journal The Plant Cell

Sarah M. Assmann, Waller Professor of Biology at Penn State, has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal The Plant Cell, effective Jan. 1, 2020. The Plant Cell, one of the top research journals in plant biology, was established in 1989 by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) and celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Mar 13, 2019

Ecology Alum Jennifer Tennessen Brings Acoustics to Killer Whale Conservation

Dr. Jennifer Tennessen applies the lessons of her interdisciplinary research at the Huck to her professional work with killer whales in the Pacific Northwest.

Paul Perreault, CEO and managing director of CSL Limited, was the guest speaker at the March 12 Penn State Forum. IMAGE: PATRICK MANSELL

Mar 12, 2019

Heard on Campus: Paul Perreault at the Penn State Forum

Paul Perreault, chief executive officer and managing director of CSL Limited, the second largest biotherapeutics company in the world with more than 22,000 employees, presented “Innovation in Biotechnology: The Promise, The Potential, The Pitfalls” at the Penn State Forum on March 12 at The Nittany Lion Inn.

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Wednesday Mar

Talk Title- “Targeting Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein To Treat Hypercholesterolemia And Atherosclerosis”

Infectious Disease Institute , Molecular Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Wednesday Mar

Linking Evolutionary Change in Sensory Perception to its Cellular and Network Substrates in Weakly Electric Fish

Institute of the Neurosciences , Neuroscience

Wednesday Mar

TANZEEN: High-throughput developmental analysis of CNV genes in Drosophila melanogaster; MOLLY: Exploring Patterns of Genetic Variation in Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Clinical Infections

Bioinformatics and Genomics , Genome Sciences Institute