Innovation and Research
A Pitt biotech startup completes Series A funding
Four Pitt Medicine faculty members earned more than $5 million for their company, which developed a fast-acting antidote to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Sophia Choukas-Bradley wins grant to study body image and social media
The director of Pitt's Teen and Young Adult Laboratory will use eye-tracking technology to examine how adolescent girls pay attention to social media photos.
McGowan Institute director is named Pittsburgh Inventor of the Year
William Wagner is recognized for the significant positive impact the institute has has within Western Pennsylvania.
Anne Newman is named Aging Institute clinical director
The chair of epidemiology will lead efforts to translate research into clinical practice and policy at the institute.
Pitt Cyber Director David Hickton leads election security commission
Commissioners will examine cybersecurity issues surrounding voting machines and voter registration information as well as the resiliency of Pennsylvania’s electoral system following a potential breach.
Neeraj Gandhi earns funding for brain perception study
The Swanson School of Engineering professor will receive $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.
Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis is named a Searle Scholar
The assistant professor of computational and systems biology will receive $300,000 to support her research over the next three years.
PhD candidate María Lis Baiocchi is named a Woodrow Wilson fellow
She is one of 10 nationwide to be named a Dissertation Fellow in Women's Studies.
Rachel Kranson was honored by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society
The assistant professor earned an honorable mention for her book "Ambivalent Embrace: Jewish Upward Mobility in Postwar America."
Erika Forbes and Jennifer Silk were named Association for Psychological Science Fellows
Their election places them among the country’s most lauded researchers and teachers with over a decade of postdoctoral contributions.