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David Brienza was awarded $2.6M from the National Institutes of Health to study bed sore prevention
The associate dean of research in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will conduct the study at two UPMC hospitals over the next three years.
4 Pitt researchers received New Initiatives grants from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
The two teams will study how pollen can transmit viruses between plants and wiring for quantum computers.
Catherine Bender earned the Oncology Nursing Society Distinguished Researcher Award
The Endowed Oncology Chair at Pitt’s School of Nursing was recognized for her studies on how endocrine therapy can effect postmenopausal women with breast cancer.
Warren Ruder received an award to develop smart biomaterials
The assistant professor of bioengineering earned National Science Foundation funding through 2020.
William Wagner was named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
The professor of surgery, bioengineering and chemical engineering holds 17 patents and more than 40 invention disclosures.