Research
Penn Dental Medicine views scholarship as a central component of excellence in instruction and patient care and places a high priority on research. The School’s research enterprise spans scientific disciplines to translate new knowledge into clinical therapies that positively impact our understanding of oral disease and advance patient care.
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Penn Dental Medicine Creates New Core
The Spatial Transcriptomics Core is a newly established core at Penn Dental Medicine. This core features the 10X Genomics Xenium Analyzer for highly multiplexed in situ RNA imaging at a single cell level.
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New Insights on Stem Cell Clones and Bone Inflammation
Research led by George Hajishengallis of Penn Dental sheds light on an aging-related condition that drives inflammation in older populations.
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Dr. Kyle Vining Earns Hartwell Foundation Award to Study Childhood Leukemia
By identifying the mechanisms in fibrotic bone marrow that interfere with cellular immunotherapy, Vining’s research may open the door to new treatments.
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Research at Penn Dental Medicine
Learn about the depth of current research underway at Penn Dental Medicine across disciplines. The School’s research enterprise consistently drives to translate new knowledge into therapies that positively impact the understanding of both oral and systemic health.
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Takeaways on New Dental Pain Management Guideline
In collaboration with the American Dental Association and University of Pittsburgh, Penn Dental Medicine’s Center for Integrative Global Oral Health has developed a new guideline for managing acute dental pain in adolescents, adults, and older adults.
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From the Graves Lab: New Findings that May Lead to Treatment of Diabetes-Induced Wound Healing
Diabetes-induced changes in DNA methylation and histone methylation interfere with gingival and dermal wound healing. Specific inhibitors to both completely rescue diabetic wound healing.
