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Jul 1, 2025

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11 min read

Bridging Science & Surgery

Explore Dr. Dino Ravnic’s regenerative medicine work, meet our new Leadership Fellows, and submit your clever name for our newsletter rebrand.

Advancing nanomedicine from bench to bedside

Jun 4, 2025

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15 min read

Advancing nanomedicine from bench to bedside

Discover how nanomedicine pioneer Dipanjan Pan is driving innovation from the lab to the clinic. Plus, learn about spicy food’s surprising health impact, seed grant opportunities, cutting-edge EEG tech, and new mental health research resources at Penn State.

Apr 30, 2025

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21 min read

Celebrating James Marden

This month, we celebrate the legacy of James Marden, a visionary leader whose work helped shape Penn State’s life sciences. Plus, explore new research on emotion-sensing wearables, complete ape genomes, and medicinal plant use.

Mar 31, 2025

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16 min read

Unique impacts of veterinary entomology

Meet veterinary entomologist Erika Machtinger and explore how her work at the intersection of agriculture, public health, and pest management is making national impact. Plus, discover new research on antimicrobial resistance, microbiome therapies, bee stress, and more.

Feb 28, 2025

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17 min read

3D-printed Air?

Explore how Ibrahim Ozbolat’s pioneering bioprinting research could reshape regenerative medicine. Plus, discover insights into birdsong, malaria, and microbiome therapies—along with awards, grant tips, and new resources for researchers.

Jan 31, 2025

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16 min read

Christina Grozinger to lead the Huck

This month, we welcome Christina Grozinger as the new director of the Huck Institutes. Explore breakthroughs in vaccine storage, bee tracking tech, spinal cord repair, and major neuroscience funding—along with workshops, awards, and new opportunities in interdisciplinary research.

Dec 18, 2024

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15 min read

Transforming Research Administration

As 2024 comes to a close, the Huck Institutes celebrates a $5.1M NSF grant to launch the STAIR program—revolutionizing research administration nationwide. Plus, explore groundbreaking research on robot swarms, brain cell function, herbarium history, and exciting fellowship wins in this month’s edition.

Oct 31, 2024

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13 min read

Nobel Reflections

Huck researchers reflect on the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and its impact on AI-driven protein science. Plus, celebrate new faculty appointments, student fellowships, and the 50th anniversary of Noll Lab—alongside expanded neuroscience resources, cutting-edge funding calls, and core facility updates.

Sep 30, 2024

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12 min read

Catalyzing Success

In this issue, explore neuroethics in brain stimulation, microbiome career journeys, big wins in research funding, and how Huck’s Catalysis Program supports large-scale proposals. Plus, check out new funding calls and fun headlines featuring Huck scientists.