December 7, 2020

Shedding Light on the Experiences Transgender and Non-Binary Patients Face in the Doctor’s Office

Amplifying Voices: A collaborative research team works with the transgender community to gather perspectives on barriers to care, unique health needs, and discrimination.

December 1, 2020

Rock-a-bye Fly: Why Vibrations Lead to Sleepiness

Researchers discover that gentle vibration can induce sleep in flies through a simple form of learning.

November 30, 2020

How Can Researchers Engage with Marginalized Communities to Better Understand Health Disparities?

Creating practices for researchers to include the voices of the communities they work with.

November 23, 2020

When the COVID-19 Pandemic Hit, JIB Stepped Into the Spotlight

The Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing is uniquely qualified to train students and industry professionals at the time it is needed most.

October 22, 2020

How Women Runners Can Avoid Stress Fractures

Women are twice as likely to develop stress fractures from running as men. Physicians and runners give tips on how to minimize risks and recover from injury.

October 21, 2020

Climate Change

Jefferson experts discuss some of the most pressing issues.

September 23, 2020

COVID-19 Creates Problems, Research Supplies Solutions

Applied research, a discipline which uses inquiry-aided design, has helped Jefferson faculty and students come up with solutions to surprising issues created by the pandemic.

September 21, 2020

Flipping the Gender-Demographic Script

In the University’s Health Design Lab, women power 3D bioprinting efforts.

September 16, 2020

Adapting to a New Way of Doing Research During the Pandemic

A Jefferson graduate-student researcher describes navigating work shifts, prioritizing experiments, and finding time for self-care

September 1, 2020

New Immigration Restrictions Cause Turmoil for the International Community

An international postdoctoral fellow explains how the executive order suspending thousands of work visas might force her to put her dreams of pursuing cancer research on hold

August 25, 2020

Researchers Battle Misinformation @DearPandemic

The all-female team separates COVID-19 facts from fiction on social media.