Safeguarding Nursing Science Amid Political Retrenchment
Experts Say Nursing Ethics Can Help Researchers Confront Federal Disinvestment, Defend Science, and Advance Health Equity
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We connect researchers from across the University of Pennsylvania with a common mission: to improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Penn LDI Researchers Warn of Rising Cardiac Deaths in Prisons
Study Finds Major Gaps in Cardiac Care Behind Bars
From Classroom to Clinic: High School Students Get Hands-On Experience in Addiction Medicine
Penn Medicine’s New Summer Intern Program Immersed Teens in Street Outreach Techniques
Penn LDI CICADA Initiative Names Researchers for 2025-2026 Cohort
Eighth Year of Program That Recruits, Mentors and Develops Junior Faculty for Health Services Research
Exclusion of Abortion and Abortion Counseling from the VA Medical Benefits Package
Comment: Submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Impact of Proposed Changes to the Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service on the Home Care Workforce
Comment: Delivered to the U.S. Department of Labor
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Health and Politics in the Aftermath of COVID-19
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Our Experts
Our 500+ Fellows are national experts and thought leaders who bridge all of Penn’s schools, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Hita Kambhamettu
- PhD Student, Computer and Information Systems , School of Engineering and Applied Science
Chase Brown, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Joseph Ladines-Lim, MD, PhD
- Clinical Fellow, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics , Perelman School of Medicine
Saïd Azoury, MD
- Assistant Professor, Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Sunny Rai, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Computer and Information Science , School of Engineering and Applied Science
Nancy Aitcheson, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease , Perelman School of Medicine
Cedric Bien-Gund, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Priyanka Joshi, MD, MSHP
- Instructor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Instructor, Division of Emergency Medicine , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
What We Do
As Penn’s hub for health care delivery, health policy, and population health, we connect and amplify over 500 Fellows across the University, and train the next generation of researchers.
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$160M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
11,300+
Journal Articles Published (2020–2024)
$400K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI