Research and Clinical Trials

Information on research activities, including active clinical trials, can be found under the related academic department or interdisciplinary center/institute. Sites for research labs and support services are summarized here.

The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ranks 2nd in the nation in terms of total research awards to academic medical schools in the United States. Interested in learning more, visit our news release: Penn’s School of Medicine Retains Rank of Second.

Clinical Trials - Office of Human Research

Research Laboratories

• Abramson Cancer Center: Research | Clinical Trials
• Brain Behavior Laboratory
• Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research
• Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease
• Center for Neurobiology and Behavior
• Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology
• Computational Biology & Informatics Lab (CBIL)
• Electron Microscopy
• Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory
• Harrison Department of Surgical Research
• Institute for Environmental Medicine
• Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
• McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory
• Medical Image Processing Group
• Microarray Core Facility
• Nucleic Acid Facility (Cancer Center/Department of Chemistry)
• Pediatric Trauma Research Group
• Vision Research Center

Research Support

• Directory of Research Core Facilities
• Funding Opportunities Database
• Office of Program Development
• Office of Postdoctoral Programs
• Office of Human Research