Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University is proud to join an elite group of 57 cancer centers nationwide to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute.
2024 Research Magazine
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University is proud to join an elite group of 57 cancer centers nationwide to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute.
“I’m really thankful I got screened. It turns out I had a recurrence of prostate cancer that I had developed decades ago. But because I caught it at an early stage, my prognosis is good, despite being older.”
“You’re not only going to be surrounded by the brightest minds in cancer research, but you are also going to be supported in every way.”
Jefferson researchers inform evidence-based guidelines for transgender patients.
The transgender community needs doctors and researchers as allies. We’ve had to fight just to be seen and heard and accepted. We just want to be cared for.
An investigation into why a drug for irritable bowel syndrome had unexpected pain-relieving properties sheds new light on how the gut communicates with the brain.
Jefferson is leveraging its 200 year-old foundation of discovery and application to help define what research and scholarship will look like in coming decades.
Doctors say AI has the potential to reshape patient care for the better, but the technology needs to be implemented responsibly.
The healthcare sector is rapidly finding new ways to use algorithms and machine learning for patient care.
In 2022 alone, the FDA approved over 90 different medical devices using AI
Of the over 500 submissions of AI medical devices authorized to date by the FDA, three-quarters are for radiologists
In one study, Jefferson researchers identified 22 new AI-based brain imaging tools to speed stroke diagnosis and promote post-stroke recovery
Employing sophisticated analytics and computer modeling to create healthy, sustainable cities that can accommodate the growing global population.
Exploring recent discoveries at Jefferson
Discrimination's Impact on Recovery
Do Steroids Affect Cancer Immunotherapy?
Trafficking Control in Brain Cells
Finding a Hidden Cancer Target
Exploring Art Therapy's Broader Benefits
Designing for Unique Patient Needs
Exploring how racial inequities are reinforced, as well as how acts of resistance are empowered, through food.
Jefferson’s Research as Art Competition celebrates all Jefferson faculty, students and staff who have an eye for the beauty in their research or scholarship. Explore a sampling of submissions here and learn about the winning entries and judges.
Rescue inhalers can stop working in some people. Two teams discover molecules that could make puffs work better, longer.
Active studies across Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health in FY23
Patents for new drugs, software and innovation
Public and private research awards
A graduate student who didn’t see herself in science now looks for opportunities to increase awareness among students about what a scientist is and does.
For 200 years, Jefferson researchers have applied expertise in medicine, textiles and design to serve society’s health and well-being.