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July 09, 2020
Temple Scientists Identify Key Factor Regulating Abnormal Heart Growth

In a paper published online in the journal Circulation, Temple scientists are the first to show that molecular regulator FoxO1 attaches to and activates a wide array of genes in heart cells.
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July 09, 2020
Reactive Arthritis is Fueled by Amyloid Protein During Salmonella Infection, Temple Scientists Report

In new work, Temple researchers show that in mice infected with Salmonella enterica Typhimurium – a common cause of food-borne diarrheal illness – curli provokes the generation of autoantibodies and joint inflammation. The most damaging of these effects were linked to systemic exposure to curli, revealing a hidden harm inflicted by bacterial components that escape the intestinal tract.
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July 07, 2020
Temple Treats First Patients in the U.S. in Clinical Trial of Novel Immunotherapy for Patients with COVID-19

Temple has treated the first five patients in the United States as part of a Phase 1 clinical trial investigating a novel immunotherapy approach for patients with COVID-19. CPI-006, developed by Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has demonstrated a potential new approach to immunotherapy of infectious diseases and cancer.
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June 17, 2020
Temple’s Dr. Walter J. Koch to Receive the International Society for Heart Research 2020 Research Achievement Award

Temple's Walter J. Koch, PhD has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Research Achievement Award (RAA) – the most prestigious honor given to a senior researcher by the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR).
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June 16, 2020
$1.77M Award from National Institute on Drug Abuse Gives Temple Researchers Chance To Investigate Novel Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

Thanks to a new $1.77M grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Temple researchers are able to explore whether a drug called clavulanic acid can help patients recover from cocaine use disorder.
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June 02, 2020
#FitForTheFrontLine Challenge Unites Temple Health, Other Top Medical Centers in Support of Front-Line Health Care Workers

Medical centers across the United States, including Temple Health, are joining forces to start a country-wide movement of physical activity to honor and support front-line health care workers who have worked tirelessly to save lives. #FitForTheFrontLine is a national fitness challenge beginning Tuesday, May 26, and culminating on Sunday, June 14 (Flag Day). The event encourages Americans young and old to move, exercise, and get fit to increase awareness and raise funds to support our nation’s health care heroes.
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May 28, 2020
Temple Researchers Track New Path to Therapeutic Prevention of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

New research from Temple scientists suggests that abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) can be prevented therapeutically. In work published online May 28 in the journal Cardiovascular Research, they show for the first time in animals that blocking a molecule known as dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) can stop AAA from developing.
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May 13, 2020
Congratulations, Class of 2020!

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine’s 118^th commencement was arguably one of its most memorable. With the Class of 2020—along with everyone else—quarantined at home for the last two months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the May 8 ceremony was moved online with a live audience split between Zoom, YouTube and Facebook.
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