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News March 02, 2023

Temple Health Selected to Participate in Prestigious Initiative to Accelerate the Use of Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Care Quality and Patient Outcomes

Temple Health is one of 42 health systems nationwide selected to participate in the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s Health Systems Implementation Initiative (HSII) to accelerate the uptake of practice-changing research results in clinical care to improve quality and patient outcomes. The goal of this multi-year PCORI initiative is to help cut the estimated 17-year lag between publication of medical research results and their widespread implementation in real-world practice settings.
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News February 21, 2023

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Researchers Find that New Approach to Boosting Protein Production Could Advance mRNA and Protein-Based Medicines

Medicines that are based on mRNAs and proteins – particularly vaccines and antibodies – are time-intensive and costly to make. The challenge is in producing the necessary mRNAs and proteins in large enough amounts at low cost.
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News February 13, 2023

Study Shows How Leukemia Cells Repair Genetic Damage and Allow the Disease to Spread—and How to Stop Them Using Personalized Medicine

Scientists have long known that leukemia cells accumulate a great deal of spontaneous DNA damage, far more than normal blood cells. Unfortunately, these cancer cells also have an uncanny ability to repair DNA damage and survive, so they can continue spreading throughout the body.
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News January 31, 2023

On MLK Day, Striving to Understand Deep-Seated Racism in Healthcare

Martin Luther King Jr. Day has long been an opportunity at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine to pause and reflect on Dr. King’s profound impact. But in many ways, the school’s faculty and students pay homage to his legacy every day.
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News January 27, 2023

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Fox Chase Researcher Receives Grant to Study Gene as Target in Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancers

Pedro Torres-Ayuso, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Cancer and Cellular Biology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment research program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, recently received a grant that will be incorporated into the prestigious Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) for head and neck cancer held by Fox Chase Cancer Center.
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News January 27, 2023

Anne E. Lundquist, PhD, to lead the Hope Center at Temple University

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LSKOM) at Temple University has named Dr. Anne E. Lundquist to serve as the Director at the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice (the Hope Center).
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News January 16, 2023

Lewis Katz School of Medicine and Fox Chase Research Program Student Receives ASCO 2023 Conquer Cancer Merit Award

Lisa Liu, a third year medical student at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, recently received a 2023 Conquer Cancer Merit Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for research that will be presented at an upcoming meeting.
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News January 10, 2023

New Grant Gives Temple University Unique Chance to Explore Causes of Gun Violence in Philadelphia Region

Temple University is committed to helping combat gun violence in the Philadelphia region, and now, thanks to a new grant from Fund for a Safer Future, researchers at Temple have an unprecedented opportunity to connect with individuals in at-risk communities to learn more about urban gun violence in Philadelphia. By accessing people directly involved in gun violence, the researchers hope to gain new insight into factors that contribute to urban street violence.
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