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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Research Program Project (P01) grant to Raymond B. Penn, PhD, Center for Translational Medicine, Robley Dunglison Professor of Pulmonary Research, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Medicine, Director of Pulmonary Research, Jane & Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University.

New research uncovers shared patterns between ribosomal RNAs and genes linked to brain disorders, including autism, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and schizophrenia.

Jenell S. Coleman, MD, MPH, has been appointed Paul A. and Eloise Bowers Professor and Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, and System Clinical Lead for Obstetrics & Gynecology at Jefferson Health. 

Scott Orlov becomes first Jefferson student to receive the prestigious honor.

Exploring the molecular machinery inside the mitochondria, a pilot treatment program for opioid use disorder through primary care, and internalized stigma of traumatic brain injury.

August was drawn to Jefferson’s JeffMD curriculum, which integrates basic and clinical sciences, and the case-based learning format that fosters collaboration. Her attraction to medicine stems from her love of intellectual challenge.

The University community welcomes new Rams at Convocation.

Jefferson earned a $458,807 grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to advance the evaluation of the Jefferson Addiction Multidisciplinary Services program.

Future healthcare leaders begin their journey at Jefferson.

Researchers at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) – Jefferson Health discovered that targeting stress granules, organelles that form inside cells under stressful conditions, may help overcome chemotherapeutic resistance in pancreatic cancer.