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Seven institutes at Penn State have joined together to support the University's Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research and collectively fund 16 research partnerships between researchers at Penn State and researchers at minority-serving institutions across a wide range of fields. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

Seed grants fund research collaborations with minority-serving institutions

The first awardees of Penn State’s new Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IDPR) initiative have been selected, comprising a total of 16 collaborative projects that connect Penn State researchers with colleagues from minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

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DNA sequence of the human Y chromosome fully determined for first time

The first full sequence of the last human chromosome — the Y chromosome — to be assembled is complete, thanks to an international collaboration that includes Penn State researchers. The new sequence, which fills in gaps across more than 50% of the Y chromosome’s length, uncovers genomic features with implications for fertility, as well as cancer risk and severity.

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Troy Ott, professor of reproductive physiology, has been named acting director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State. Credit: Dan Lesher / Penn State. Creative Commons

Troy Ott named acting director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Troy Ott , professor of reproductive physiology and associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as acting director of the Huck Institutes during the appointment of Andrew Read as interim senior vice president of research at Penn State. Ott’s position will be effective July 1.

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Funded by a $1 million grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA), a Penn State-led research team will assess levels of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in Puerto Rico's dairy industry and train farmers and students to mitigate the health threat they pose in the U.S. territory.

Sep 22, 2023

Researchers aim to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Puerto Rico dairy industry

Using a $1 million grant from the USDA, a Penn State-led research team will assess levels of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in Puerto Rico's dairy industry and train farmers and students to mitigate the health threat they pose.

Sep 21, 2023

Huck-supported graduate degree programs transition to new leadership

David Koslicki and Greg Shearer have stepped into the leadership roles for the Huck's Bioinformatics and Genomics (BG) and Physiology graduate programs.

Researchers identified new strategies for reducing the failure rate of current malaria treatment methods. This image features the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, which is one of the most important vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, Wikimedia. All Rights Reserved.

Sep 21, 2023

New strategies may reduce treatment failure in malaria by up to 81%

To slow resistance and reduce treatment failures to therapies for malaria, an international research team led by Penn State investigated various drug policy interventions in Rwanda.

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Sep 22, 2023

Researchers aim to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Puerto Rico dairy industry

Sep 21, 2023

Huck-supported graduate degree programs transition to new leadership

David Koslicki and Greg Shearer have stepped into the leadership roles for the Huck's Bioinformatics and Genomics (BG) and Physiology graduate programs.

Sep 21, 2023

New strategies may reduce treatment failure in malaria by up to 81%

To slow resistance and reduce treatment failures to therapies for malaria, an international research team led by Penn State investigated various drug policy interventions in Rwanda.

Nano-sized bubbles allow macrophages to stand out from their fellow cells in ultrasound imagery. Credit: Jennifer M. McCann/Materials Research Institute. All Rights Reserved.

Sep 20, 2023

Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments

Penn State researchers are developing a novel bubble-based technique to watch immune cells at work.