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Gene “Silencer” in Junk DNA Prevents Fatal Neurological Disease
By Allison Hydzik
A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene “silencer” that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating and fatal progressive neurological disease.
The discovery, published Feb. 5 in Nature Communications, explains why not all people with the genetic mutation...
Pitt Launches Pitt.INC to Accelerate University Ideas into Real-World Solutions
By Kat Procyk
All great inventions start as an idea, but the process of turning that idea into a reality can be a challenging, years-long process.
The University of Pittsburgh is launching the Pitt Idea Navigation to Commercialization (Pitt.INC) program to help University innovators in Pitt’s Schools of the Health Sciences navigate the crucial first steps to...
New Approach Could Treat Anthrax Beyond the “Point of No Return”
Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is often treatable in its early stages. But once the disease has progressed beyond the “point of no return” after just a few days, patients are almost certainly doomed.
In a Nature Microbiology study published on March 28, University of Pittsburgh researchers show that a cocktail of growth factors...
99% Residency Placement Rate for Pitt Med Class of 2025
By Kat Procyk Photography by Rayni Shiring, University of Pittsburgh
Tears welled in the eyes of Soukaina Eljamri, a graduating medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as she stood with her parents, friends and the rest of the Pitt Med Class of 2025—an envelope in her trembling hands.
Eljamri, along with fourth-year medical students across the...
Three Pitt Health Sciences Faculty Members Earn 2025 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards
Pitt Health Sciences faculty members, Jamie Zelazny, Rebecca Thurston and Thomas Karikari, earned 2025 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards.
New Emerging Technology Lab and Studio Bring IT to Life
Media contact: hsnews@pitt.edu
Photos by Rayni Shiring/University of Pittsburgh
Often, IT is an invisible aspect of education, but Pitt Health Sciences IT has created a new physical space that incorporates digital technology for immersive, interactive lessons.
Health Sciences IT hosted an open house on Feb. 28 for the new Emerging Technology Lab (ETL) and...
Nobel Laureate Drew Weissman to Present Laureate Lecture
Nobel laureate Drew Weissman will present the first Senior Vice Chancellor Laureate Lecture of the year on March 25, 2025. Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research and director of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, will present “Nucleoside Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics.”
Weissman and...
Breathe, Together: Schools of Nursing and of Medicine Team Up on Airway Management Training
By Eric Zavinski
When a patient’s airway is lost during surgery, it’s a rare but critical event. Both anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists need to know how to quickly establish a surgical airway.
That’s why the University of Pittsburgh’s Schools of Nursing and of Medicine have joined forces to train anesthesia professionals in what is...
Secrets of Healthy Aging from the 19th Annual Vanscoy Winter Academy
By Maria Immekus Photography by Eric Wuster, Right Touch Photography LLC
From left, Joon Lee, Anantha Shekhar and MaCalus Hogan listen as Orland Bethel addresses the audience at the 19th annual Vanscoy Winter Academy.
More than 350 alumni and friends of the University of Pittsburgh attended the 19th annual Vanscoy Winter Academy on Feb. 13 to hear insights from renowned...
