News & Publications
$1 Million Magee Prize Awarded to Team Studying Endometrial Cancers
On Nov. 13 at the Magee-Womens Summit, Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) awarded the $1 million Magee Prize to a team led by Ronald Buckanovich, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and MWRI, for research focused on developing new approaches to diagnose and treat high-risk types of endometrial cancer.
Pitt's First Signing Day for Startups Celebrated a Milestone for Researcher-Entrepreneurs
At a Nov. 7 signing day event on campus, five high-performing stars donned their hats and signed their papers, affirming their commitment to Pitt in front of light-up letters and balloon arrangements. Roc the Panther posed for selfies, and “Sweet Caroline” played on the speakers.
Experiences of Discrimination Linked to Postpartum Weight Retention
Researchers have been unable to explain why, after giving birth, Black patients are two to three times as likely to retain or gain additional weight compared to their white counterparts, even when prepregnancy weight and gestational-weight trajectories are comparable. A first-of-its-kind study by University of Pittsburgh epidemiologists points to the stress of lived experiences...
Surgical Device Innovations Take Top Prizes in the 2024 Wells Student Healthcare Competition
For the past 13 years the Wells competition has provided Pitt students in health science disciplines the opportunity to explore the commercial potential of their lab’s research and gain skills in innovation and entrepreneurship through a business mentor assigned to each team.
Pitt Researchers to Study Alternate Brain Circuit in Parkinson’s Patients
A Message from Dr. Shekhar: A Transformational Clinical Research Initiative for Pitt
At the University of Pittsburgh, we are reimagining clinical research to enhance our position as a global leader in academic medicine. We will harness the tremendous collective research strengths of our six health sciences schools to bring novel solutions to clinical care in partnership with UPMC.
To that end, we are creating a collaborative Clinical Trials Office and a...
Pitt Dental Medicine PhD Candidate Receives NIH F31 Grant
Brent Vasquez, a PhD student in the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, has received a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award (NRSA).
Pitt Dental Medicine DMD/PhD Candidate Receives NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellowship
Yejin Cho, a DMD/PhD student in the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, has received the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship.
Suda Wins ASHP Foundation Literature Award
Katie J. Suda, professor of medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, won the ASHP Foundation Literature Award for Sustained Contributions.
The awards, funded through the Joseph A. Oddis Endowment Fund, recognize pharmacists who have made significant contributions to biomedical literature.
Suda is associate director of Pitt’s Center for Pharmaceutical...
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.
