The state-of-the-art building in Oakland serves as home to the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and two School of Medicine departments.

Four Pitt Health Sciences faculty members are recipients of the 2026 Dr. Larry E. Davis Awards, which recognize the exceptional contributions, groundbreaking research and visionary leadership of faculty members who have shaped their fields and enriched our academic community.

Alexander Sundermann (left) and Lee Harrison (right) assess EDS-HAT results. Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh.

With this honor, Deisseroth becomes the 18th Dickson Prize winner to earn a Nobel Prize, underscoring the award’s remarkable history of recognizing scientific leaders whose research changes medicine and science for the better.

Pitt celebrates and remembers those who donated their bodies to medical research.