Innovation and Research
Pitt has joined the Keystone Space Collaborative to bolster out-of-this-world research
The move is just the latest effort to connect University researchers to the region’s space science ecosystem.
Apply for a Summer Undergraduate Research Award by March 4
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences students can apply for the $4,000 stipend.
Pitt has launched a research partnership with bioMérieux
The French biotech company’s analytical and sequencing team will collaborate with the University’s clinical microbiology and infectious diseases divisions.
Anthony Grace was awarded a continuation of his National Institutes of Health grant
The Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience is studying adolescent stress as a risk factor for major mental disorders.
Pitt BioForge appointed its inaugural CEO
Ken Gabriel will lead the Hazelwood Green facility and serve as director of Pitt’s Advanced Biomanufacturing Institute.
Amir Alavi received a National Institutes of Health Trailblazer R21 Award
The assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering will continue his research on metamaterial orthopaedic implants.
Gurudev Dutt’s physics research received funding from four major foundations
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation partnered to fund 11 innovative “tabletop” experiments.
Faculty across the University set their sights on space
Engineering, medicine and biomanufacturing are among the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor of Research’s key priorities.
3 student founders of a Pitt health care startup were listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Their company, HEARTio, is developing an algorithm to help doctors more quickly identify coronary artery disease.
In-person teams are more innovative than remote ones
A Pitt analysis of 20 million research papers shows how teams of scientists that collaborate from a distance are less likely to do paradigm-shifting work.