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IRM members publish on cytoskeletal contractility maintaining the stem cell niche

Led by IRM faculty member Dr. Stephen DiNardo, a team from the Perelman School of Medicine published an article in Development titled, Maintenance of niche architecture requires actomyosin and enables proper stem cell signaling and oriented division in the Drosophila testis. Utilizing the Drosophila testis niche, they report on the critical role of acto-myosin contractility […]

Brinster Family Continues Tradition of Giving by Establishing Opportunities for Local High School Students

The Brinster family, headed by Ralph and Elaine Brinster, has given much to the Penn community, from awarding esteemed prizes to global leaders in biomedicine to creating opportunities for high school students to participate in science programming. The family has generously continued their philanthropic partnership with Penn Medicine with a new gift to establish the […]