Year in Review

Taking a look back, 2012 has been a year marked by breakthroughs in medical research, system-wide growth, and landmark philanthropic support for Penn Medicine. As we set our sights on the year ahead, we also celebrate the past year's accomplishments and give thanks to the outstanding faculty, staff, and students that are the foundation of Penn Medicine with a sampling of the research, education, and patient care highlights from 2012:

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Sleepless In America: Research Pinpoints New Patterns in Sleep Trends Across the Country

Sleepless in the South: Penn Medicine Study Discovers State and Regional Prevalence of Sleep Issues in the United States

Defying Expectations: Penn Medicine Study Reveals Americans Report Improved Sleep with Age

Experts Identify Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness, and a Target for Hair Loss Treatments

Perelman School of Medicine Experts Identify Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness and Target for Hair Loss Treatments

Empowering Our Community

Service Link at Sayre Removes Barriers to Medical Care in the Community

Perelman School of Medicine School Students Put New Skills Into Action Serving West Philadelphia Community

Reiki Therapy Sees Early Success at Penn Wissahickon Hospice

Sink or Swim Program Helps Uninsured and Underinsured Patients Pay for Lifesaving Treatment

Connecting Kids with Health-Care Careers

CAREs Grant Supports Anti-Bullying Curriculum at Sayre

Penn Medicine CAREs: Highlighting Community Efforts, Inspiring Others

Penn Medicine Grows

Ceremonial Ground Breaking Celebration for New Outpatient Medical Facility in Philadelphia: Penn Medicine at Washington Square

Penn Medicine Announces New Advanced Care Hospital Pavilion and Trauma Center at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Groundbreaking Celebration for Penn Center for Specialty Care at 3737 Market Street

Work Begins on Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine South Pavilion Extension

Transformative Gifts

Smilow Center for Translational Research

The Basser Research Center

Penn Receives Gift to Name Smilow Center for Translational Research and Enhance Bioinformatics Efforts

Penn Receives $25 Million Gift to Create Basser Research Center for Inherited Cancers

First Director of New Penn Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy Named

Penn Scientist Named First Director of New Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy

Penn Receives $10 Million to Create Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy

Neighborhood Cleanups Are Good for Health and Safety

Penn Study Finds with Vacant Lots Greened, Residents Feel Safer

Penn Study Finds Residents Believe Vacant Land Threatens Community, Physical and Mental Health

Saving Lives With Cell Phones

Penn Medicine Contest Maps 1,400 Lifesaving AEDs Via Crowdsourcing Contest Fueled by Smart Phones

Personalized Cell Therapy for Cancer Forges Ahead

University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Form Alliance to Expand Use of Personalized T Cell Therapy for Cancer Patients

Leukemia Patients Remain in Remission More Than Two Years After Receiving Genetically Engineered T Cell Therapy

Milestone: Penn Medicine Heart & Vascular Team Performs 1,000th Heart Transplant

Penn Medicine Performs 1000th Heart Transplant

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