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Pitt Researchers Design a Novel Protein Therapeutic, RcoM-HBD-CCC, to Treat Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Minutes
By Aaron Johnson
Jesus Tejero
More than 1,500 Americans die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning each year, and more than 50,000 seek emergency treatment.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, along with colleagues at the University of Maryland, created a novel protein therapy for CO poisoning that could eventually be carried by emergency responders to...
Pitt Health Sciences Faculty Members Selected for 2025 Ascending Star Awards
This year, five Pitt Health Sciences faculty members have been selected for the 2025 Ascending Star Awards.
The annual Ascending Star Awards focus on research by highly productive, creative midcareer faculty members in the health sciences. Selection is based on a nomination from a senior faculty member—either from the nominee’s department, a collaborator or an affiliated...
Pioneering Pediatric Trauma Care Research
By Shannon Turgeon
Photography by Joshua Franzos
Christine Leeper, assistant professor of surgery and of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, first began working in health care as a teenager.
Her job as a volunteer EMT and firefighter was an introduction to working on the front lines of providing care to injured...
Panel of Pitt Researchers to Join Dickson Prize Winner at July 11 Event
Three Pitt researchers will join Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, recipient of the 2025 Dickson Prize in Medicine, for a panel discussion on July 11 when he receives the prize, the School of Medicine’s highest honor. They will discuss how their research aligns with his efforts to help patients living with musculoskeletal or limb injury or loss.
NIH Public Access Policy Begins July 1
The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) new NIH Public Access Policy will go into effect on July 1, 2025. While the current policy gives authors of manuscripts resulting from NIH-funded research up to 12 months to make their manuscripts available in PubMed Central (PMC), the new policy removes this embargo period. Manuscripts accepted for publication on or after July 1, 2025,...
Pitt Scientist Hansruedi Mathys to Discuss Cognitive Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease at Upcoming Senior Vice Chancellor Lecture
By Kat Procyk
Photography by Joshua Franzos
Hansruedi Mathys, assistant professor of neurobiology, School of Medicine, views the human brain as the world’s most sophisticated computer that helps define our individuality.
Philosophy aside, Mathys understands that even the body’s most complex organ is vulnerable to disease and impairment due to aging. And...
Pitt will Continue Bolstering Pennsylvania’s Dental Workforce with a New Regional Training Center
According to a recent study, nearly 25 million Americans live in areas where there are not enough dentists to serve the needs of the population.
“In Pennsylvania, more than 1.5 million residents live in areas facing a dental shortage,” said Marnie Oakley, dean of Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine. “We know how hard it is for a dental office to lose a dental hygienist or dental...
This New Pitt Service Helps Investigators do Research that’s Ethically Sound
When Avniel Ghuman got the chance to do some unique studies with people who had electrodes implanted as preparation for surgery to address severe epilepsy, he found himself facing a set of ethical questions he had never encountered before.
Read more at this link.
