Student Spotlight: Cosette Tomita, M.S.E. ’23 News / April 7, 2026 Millions of people around the world are living with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s that erode quality of life and cut lives short. There’s no cure for most of these disorders, and therapeutic treatments are limited. At Penn Engineering, Cosette Tomita is leveraging resources from across the university to explore the... Read More
Engineers Sharpen Gene-Editing Tools To Target Cystic Fibrosis News / February 27, 2026 Engineered A3G base editors reduce unintended “bystander” edits, yielding safer potential treatments for cystic fibrosis and more accurate models for drug testing. Read More
Understanding the Cellular Mechanisms Driving Solid Tumors’ Robust Defense System News / February 5, 2025 In a joint research project involving experts from different fields, researchers Michael Mitchell, Wei Guo, and Drew Weissman discovered that solid tumors can create a barrier that prevents drugs from reaching them, similar to a protective force field. Read More
Missing the Microbiome: Uncovering New Antibiotics Inside the Human Gut News / February 5, 2025 Penn Engineering and Stanford researchers leveraged AI to discover dozens of potential new antibiotics in the human gut microbiome. Read More
Empowering Future Engineers: Lyle Brunhofer and the Impact of Senior Design News / February 5, 2025 Lyle Brunhofer (EAS’14, GEng’14) advises companies on digital transformations, applying the skills he learned at Penn Engineering to modernize firms’ understanding of customers in industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Read More
Looking to AI to Solve Antibiotic Resistance News / December 10, 2024 Antibiotics face a looming efficacy concern as the microbes these drugs target are acquiring resistance stemming from years of treatment... Read More
