Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Making Connections: First-Year Medical Students Return to Campus

First-year medical students arrived on campus for “Transition to Medical School” – a week-long gathering that was formerly called “Orientation.” In addition to physical-distancing requirements due to COVID-19, the structure of the week was significantly different than it was in the past.

Join Our COVID-19 Response

As we actively respond to the significant and growing public health threat facing our region and the nation, you can join our efforts to challenge this crisis as one.

An Extraordinary Fundraising Year

Despite the significant impacts of a global pandemic, Temple Health donors rallied throughout the 2020 fiscal year in support of education, patient care, research and service to the community.

Congratulations, Class of 2020!

This year's commencement was arguably one of our most memorable. With the Class of 2020—along with everyone else—quarantined at home in response to COVID-19, the May 8th celebration was moved online.

New Immunotherapeutic Strategy Shows Promise in Eradicating Potentially Life-Threatening Biofilms

Temple researchers now show that a new therapeutic molecule can break apart communities of harmful bacteria, opening the way for bacteria-killing antibiotics to more effectively clear out infections.

New Findings in Alzheimer's Prevention

A new study by Temple researchers is the first to show that pharmacological chaperone therapy prevents Alzheimer's Disease in mice.

HIV Eliminated from the Genomes of Living Animals

Researchers from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA from the genomes of living animals.