Innovation and Research
4 Pitt teams received National Institutes of Health BRAIN grants
The initiative aims to provide greater understanding of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder.
3 Pitt professors were named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
Among this year's 396 honored researchers are Karen M. Arndt, Rory Cooper and Chandralakha Singh.
3 Learning Research and Development Center graduate students were awarded University research grants
Each will receive support from the University Research Council Research in Diversity program for their studies.
Rob Rutenbar has been honored for distinguished contributions to electronic system design
Pitt's senior vice chancellor for research received the 2017 Phil Kaufman Award, considered the Nobel Prize of electronic design automation.
Scott R. Beach was awarded an NIH grant to study financial exploitation of older adults
Scott R. Beach has been awarded a five-year $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study will explore risk factors for financial frauds and scams in 700 adults age 60 and older.
Tevis Jacobs received $305,000 from the National Science Foundation
The team's project will measure surface roughness of tiny particles and characterize the fundamental relationship between adhesion and roughness at small sizes.
Greg M. Delgoffe won a 2017 NIH Director's New Innovator Award
The assistant professor of immunology will continue his research on the tumor microenvironment.
Pitt researchers were awarded $1.7M to study the genetics of human facial features
Seth Weinberg and John Shaffer are on a team that earned a grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Pitt-developed innovations win chancellor's commercialization funding
Faculty from the Swanson School of Engineering and the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences were awarded a total of $25,000.
Shilpa Sant was named a Young Innovator by Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
The assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy is featured in the publication's October 2017 issue.