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Marnie Oakley Wins City & State Pennsylvania Impact Award
Marnie Oakley, dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, was selected as a 2024 winner of City & State Pennsylvania’s Impact Awards. The award represents Pennsylvania's most outstanding corporate and civic citizens, all of whom will be honored in a special issue of the magazine on Nov. 25 and on Dec. 4 at a reception in Philadelphia.
School of Medicine’s 29th Graduate Student Research Symposium Celebrates Excellence in Research and Mentorship
The 29th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium for the School of Medicine (SOM) was held on Oct. 23, 2024, at The Assembly on 5051 Centre Ave. This full-day event, organized by the Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program and hosted by the Biomedical Graduate Student Association with approximately 230 attendees, celebrated the research accomplishments of SOM...
Pitt Wins Funding to Study Battlefield Wound Treatment
A University of Pittsburgh research team is embarking on a project to study wound care in Ukraine with funding from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium, a nonprofit organization managed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
The project, “Characterization of Wound Infection and Its Electroceutical Management in Civilian and Military Wounds in Ukraine,” will...
Nindl Inducted as a National Academy of Kinesiology Fellow
Bradley C. Nindl, director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and professor and vice chair for research in sports medicine and nutrition, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, was inducted as a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology at its recent awards banquet in Minneapolis, Minn.
A Common Genetic Variant May Guide Precision Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
A single A-to-T typo in the genetic code of adult hemoglobin scrunches red blood cells into sickles that clump and burst as they travel through blood vessels, leading to the characteristic symptoms of sickle cell disease: painful blockages, inflammation, oxidative stress and anemia.
Two Pitt Health Sciences Faculty Elected to the 2024 National Academy of Medicine
Beatriz Luna and Mary L. Phillips, both in the Department of Psychiatry, were elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). This recognition is among the highest honors in health and medicine, reserved for individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary contributions to the medical sciences, health care and public health. Originally established as the Institute of Medicine in 1970 by...
Jean Nachega: collaborating for research on mpox in Africa
“Most of the research grants I'm currently writing are focused on this mpox epidemic because I want to contribute in any way I can,” he says. “It's personal for me.”
Read the full article in the Lancet.
New Exhibit at Heinz History Center Showcases Pitt’s Rory Cooper
Rory Cooper, Distinguished Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, is featured in a new exhibit at the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, located within the Heinz History Center.
The exhibit celebrates Cooper’s achievements in the world of adaptive sports and technology. It includes the racing handcycle and helmet...
Pitt and NVIDIA to marry medical expertise with AI power
The developing collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and NVIDIA will accelerate how medical research is done and health care is delivered in Pittsburgh and beyond.
The NVIDIA Joint Center with the University of Pittsburgh for AI and Intelligent Systems will focus on computational opportunities across the health sciences, including applications of AI in...
