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Pitt surgical luminary honored
Timothy R. Billiar, George V. Foster Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, associate senior vice chancellor for clinical academics, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, is the recipient of the 2023 Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the highest academic accolades in American surgery.
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Nursing Alum Wins Prestigious Dissertation Award
The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is thrilled to recognize two-time alum Maura McCall (NURS '10G, '22G), who received the Council of Graduate Schools/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation award on Dec. 7 in the field of Biological and Life Sciences--a prestigious international honor for doctoral dissertations, with only two such awards given each year.
This recognition...
Spinal Cord Stimulation Helps People with Lower Limb Amputation
Celebrating academic invention
José-Alain Sahel, Distinguished Professor and Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is one of 162 academic inventors chosen as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow, the NAI said in a news release on Dec. 12.
Sahel is a leader in vision restoration techniques. He has developed several...
New Embryo-Like Model Simulates Early Human Blood Production
French President Names Pitt Professor to Council for Science
José-Alain Sahel, Distinguished Professor and Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was appointed a member of French President Emmanuel Macron’s new Presidential Council for Science.
Sahel, who is also director of the UPMC Vision Institute, is one of 12 researchers Macron chose to advise him...
Novel Liquid Biopsy of Lymph Fluid for Head and Neck Cancer
World AIDS Day 2023
The University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, along with the greater Pitt community, remains steadfast in its long commitment to understanding and combatting the spread of HIV/AIDS. We are proud of the vast amount of work done by our physician-scientists, alumni and others and commend them for their dedication to conquering this disease.
This World AIDS Day, we’re...
2023 Highly Cited Researchers
We are pleased to announce that 17 University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences faculty are included on the Clarivate 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list. This remarkable achievement, which recognizes the top 1% of the world’s population of cited scientists, underscores the commitment of our six health sciences schools to advancing cutting-edge research and scholarly excellence.
