Pitt researchers are collaborating to harness the power of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in orthopaedic imaging.

Oasis Farm in Pittsburgh partners with Pitt’s Rust to Resilience Center to study and address pollutants like metals and PFAS while modeling sustainable urban farming. The collaboration combines community engagement, culturally relevant food production and student training in aquaponics and hydroponics, with more than 30 Pitt researchers and local organizations working together on environmental health solutions.

Since the Human Genome Project, genetic discoveries have advanced personalized medicine, but genes account for only a small share of health risk. Today, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data are driving precision public health, which integrates genetics, environment and lifestyle to predict and prevent disease at the community level.

Vaughn Cooper and Tim Hand joined a global team of researchers to publish a study in Science warning of the potential dangers posed by mirror bacteria—synthetic organisms with reversed molecular chirality.