BioCyc is a collection of Pathway Genome Databases (PGDBs) containing genomic and metabolic pathway data on many organisms. BioCyc databases are comprised of curated data from publications enabling researchers to easily integrate […]
Meet Varvara: Models of Excellence Honorable Mention recipient for creation of Biomedical Library’s 3D Printing Service
Have you been enjoying our blog’s 3D Print of the Week feature? Well, this blog post introduces you to the person behind our 3D printing operation: Varvara (also known as Barbara) Kountouzi, […]
3D print of the week: The Granite Sphinx of Ramses II
This week’s featured 3D print is a model of the Penn Museum‘s iconic Granite Sphinx of Ramses II. Due to the artifact’s being temporarily removed from public display, the Penn Museum is […]
Making connections: Blackwell Regional Library receives Penn Medicine grant for its consumer health book collection
First in a series of posts about libraries as connectors. However libraries and the forms of communicating information have evolved over history, one of the most central, most important, and perennial roles […]
3D print of the week: dog skull (Corgi mix) surgical model for Penn Vet
Realistic phantoms are often necessary for surgical training. To that end, Penn Vet’s Neurology & Neurosurgery clinical team at the Ryan Veterinary Hospital 3D-printed a dog skull (from a Corgi mix) to […]
Meet Manuel: Director of Data & Innovation Services at the Biomedical Library
Manuel de la Cruz Gutierrez — formerly our Research & Knowledge Management Librarian — has assumed a new role as Director of Data & Innovation Services at the Biomedical Library. In this role, […]
3D print of the week: temperature and chemical resistant slide holder
The Fan Lab (Lab Director, Assistant Professor Dr. Yi Fan) at the Department of Radiation Oncology in the Smilow Center for Translational Research designed a device that can hold 30 paraffin-fixed tissue […]
NEJM Resident 360: designed specifically for medical residents
The Biomedical Library’s institutional subscription to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) includes NEJM Resident 360, designed specifically for medical residents. NEJM Resident 360 gives you the key information you’ll need […]
4/18/19: Dr. Kim Acquaviva discusses her 2017 Palliative Care ANA Book of the Year, LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing.
Registration is requested but not required for this event. If you wish to register, please click here. Join us on April 18th at 3 PM in the Biomedical Library to hear from […]
3D print of the week: cap for laboratory shaker machine to solve a dilemma!
This week’s featured print is a cap for a shaker machine in a research laboratory. Shakers are instruments that blend or agitate substances to form a homogenous mixture from more than one […]
