Seven Things to Know About the FDA’s One-Trial Approach to Drug Approval
It Could Speed Drug Approvals but Also Make It Harder to Know if a Drug Works, Penn LDI Fellows Say
Our Mission
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
LDI generates critical evidence to improve U.S. health care delivery, patient care, and health policy.
45 Excess Child Deaths a Day in the U.S.
Half-Century Study Finds U.S. Trailing 13 Healthier OECD Nations
LDI Fellow Courtney Schreiber Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Cited for Exemplary Leadership and Transformative Research
Pennsylvania Nurses Are Overloaded, Putting Patients at Risk
Can More Nurses on a Unit Improve Care and Save Money for Pennsylvania Hospitals? A Debate Swirls
Scott Halpern and Paula Chatterjee Win American College of Physicians Awards
Cited for Excellence and Outstanding Achievement
A Physician-Researcher Cites the Power of Storytelling in STEM
How Community Engagement and Personal Narratives Can Bring Science to Life and Foster Trust
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
Book Talk with Helen Redmond, LCSW
Liquid Handcuffs: Policing and Punishment in Methadone Clinics and the Future of Opioid Addiction Treatment
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.
Mayank Keoliya
- PhD Student, Computer Science , School of Engineering and Applied Science
Anand Shah, MD, MPH
- Chief Executive Officer, Aster Insights
Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD
- R&D Impact Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy Research , Perelman School of Medicine
- Director, Opportunity for Health Lab , Perelman School of Medicine
Paula Magee, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
Andy Tan, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Communication , Annenberg School for Communication
Remy Bremner, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
- Student, Master of Science in Health Policy Research , Perelman School of Medicine
Pinar Yildirim, PhD
- Associate Professor, Marketing , Wharton School
- Associate Professor, Economics , School of Arts and Sciences
Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN
- Associate Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
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.
Fast Facts
$179M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
12,100+
Journal Articles Published (2021–2025)
$622K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI
Our Impact
Penn LDI’s success stems from creating multidisciplinary solutions to our nation’s most pressing health care problems. Explore 20 stories about the transformative power of our institute.
