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Hollywood Actor Noah Wyle Makes a Pitt Stop
Wyle, best known for his role in “ER,” is currently starring in and serving as executive producer and writer for “The Pitt,” a new medical drama.
Deciphering the Language of Immune Cells
By Phoebe Ingraham Renda
Photography by Joshua Franzos
From a young age, Rachel Gottschalk, assistant professor of immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was drawn to biology, but her passion for immunology developed serendipitously.
Looking for an undergraduate research opportunity, Gottschalk found it when she least expected—...
Show Yourself Some Love: Take Care of Your Health at the Hub
Photo caption: Thomas Palumbo, School of Dental Medicine, and Joanna Yao, School of Medicine, are among the many health sciences students working at the Hub.
Photography by Kate Brownlee
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, why not show yourself some love this February by taking care of yourself at the Pitt Vaccination and Health Connection Hub?
In addition...
Antibody Treatment Prevents Severe Bird Flu in Monkeys
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A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vaccine Research Center researchers reported Jan. 30 in Science.
Pitt Public Health and the Swanson School of Engineering team up on five research projects
Collaborations within Pitt Health Sciences lead to a wealth of research
Pitt Researcher Helped Set Dental Pain Management Guidelines That Are Receiving Professional Endorsements
By Shannon Turgeon
A Pitt researcher was part of a group that wrote new dental pain management guidelines that are now being widely endorsed among dental professionals. The guidelines are meant to help manage acute pain while minimizing opioid use.
Deborah Polk, visiting associate professor of dental public health, School of Dental Medicine, and of behavioral and...
Pitt Health Sciences Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Disclosure of Krabbe Disease Newborn Screening Results
(Left to right) Laura Kirkpatrick and Deepa Rajan
Primary investigator Laura Kirkpatrick, assistant professor of pediatrics and of neurology, School of Medicine, and coinvestigator Deepa Rajan, associate professor of pediatrics, School of Medicine, have been awarded a $375,000 grant from the Rosenau Family Research Foundation. The grant will support Kirkpatrick's work to improve...
When the Sterols Align
By Phoebe Ingraham Renda
Across genetic, clinical and basic research, oxysterols reveal a key genetic-metabolic-inflammatory paradigm linking dysfunctional lysosomal biology with increased mortality from pulmonary hypertension. Illustrated by Phoebe Ingraham Renda.
Pitt team receives $2.3 million to develop new device for treating fetal hydrocephalus
By Youngjae Chun, Edited by Kat Procyk
Photo courtesy of Professor Youngjae Chun’s lab.
A multidisciplinary research team led by Stephen Emery, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Center for Innovative Fetal Intervention at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and Youngjae Chun,...
Ann Cohen Wins Award at Human Amyloid Imaging Conference
Ann Cohen, associate professor of psychiatry, School of Medicine, was awarded the Christopher Clark Award at the 17th annual Human Amyloid Imaging Conference held Jan. 15-17, 2025, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
This award is in recognition of Cohen’s research focusing on risk and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease pathology in communities...
