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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.
Why Pediatric Hospitals are Paying More Attention to Caregiver Hunger
Caregivers Must Often Go Without Food as They Accompany Child Patients
Holly Fernandez Lynch Wins National Bioethics Research Award
Cited for Achievements in Bridging Divides Through Bioethics
No Dual Track for Nurses Hurts Patients, Penn LDI Expert Says
Nurse-Scientist Pathways Would Speed Evidence Into Practice, Says Nursing’s Kathryn Connell
Why White Men in the U.S. Face Surprising Health Challenges
White Men’s Social Advantages May Fuel Suicide and Poor Health, LDI Expert Says
Despite Coverage Requirements, Insurers Added Barriers to Access for Drugs
Chart of the Day: Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurers Replaced High Costs With More Hurdles, LDI Expert Finds
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
2026 SUMR Research Symposium
Penn LDI Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program
Virtual Event
Consumer-Directed Health Care: Promise or Pitfall
A Conversation with Sherry Glied, PhD, and Stephen Parente, PhD, MPH, moderated by David Grande, MD, MPA
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.
George Anesi, MD, MSCE
- Assistant Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Jessica Fishman, PhD
- Director, Message Effects Lab , Annenberg School for Communication
Briton Lee, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology , Perelman School of Medicine
- Master of Science in Health Policy Research (MSHP) Student , Perelman School of Medicine
Andrea Castellano, RN
- PhD Student, School of Nursing , Penn Nursing
Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Pediatric Hospitalist , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Michael Ashburn, MD, MPH
- Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
Huy Le
- PhD Student , Penn Nursing
Graham Quinn, MD
- Emeritus Director of Research, Pediatric Ophthalmology , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Professor Emeritus, Ophthalmology , Perelman School of Medicine
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