Pitt researcher wins lifetime achievement award

A team of Pitt researchers were awarded $3 million as the first-place winner of the Neuromod Prize, a competition to accelerate the development of targeted neuromodulation therapies.

Nature named Thomas Karikari as a rising star in aging research.

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) at the University of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, received up to $41.5 million from ARPA-H to develop RAMMP—a next-generation wheelchair and assistive robotic arm system designed to enhance mobility, safety and independence for people with disabilities. Led by Rory Cooper and Jorge Candiotti, the project will integrate robotics, AI and digital twin technology to create smarter, more adaptive devices. RAMMP emphasizes user-centered design, aims to reduce wheelchair-related injuries, and will foster new manufacturing and workforce opportunities in Pennsylvania, with collaboration from leading universities and tech partners nationwide.

Three Pitt School of Medicine Faculty Members were elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

José-Alain Sahel received the prestigious Wolf Prize in Medicine together with his colleague Botond Roska for their work to restore sight using optogenetics, a research tool that uses light to control cell activity.