Innovation and Research
An NIH director’s award will help Pitt researchers study the vast reach of tiny proteins
Their findings could affect our understanding of everything from genetic diversity to autoimmune diseases.
This year’s State of the School reviewed 2 years of successes for Pitt Medicine
Anantha Shekhar detailed how the School of Medicine met or exceeded the key goals he set — in areas from clinical excellence to faculty development — when he joined the University.
The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute named a new co-director
Benjamin Hunt will join his longtime Pitt collaborator Michael Hatridge to further establish Pittsburgh as a headquarters for quantum computing.
Celebrate 10 years of the Pitt Innovation Challenge on Oct. 11
This year’s 6 finalist teams will pitch their ideas for funding awards totaling up to $550,000.
A team of Pitt researchers earned a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging
The interdisciplinary team from Pitt’s School of Medicine and Department of Biological Sciences will investigate a mitochondrial target for Alzheimer’s disease.
Pitt researchers are key to NASA’s next space telescope
Four Pitt astronomers are helping bring the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to life to uncover the secrets of dark matter — and they’re hoping current theories are wrong.
4 Pitt physicians will be honored by the National Pancreas Foundation
The School of Medicine faculty will receive their awards at an Oct. 6 gala at PNC Park.
Ahmad Tafti won the 2023 Oracle Eureka Award
The director of Pitt’s Health + Explainable AI Research Laboratory was honored for his groundbreaking research on total joint arthroplasty.
Rakesh Sindhi uncovered the genetic basis of a liver disease that occurs in newborns
A new Pitt Medicine study, published in the Journal of Hepatology, performed the largest-ever genetic analysis for biliary atresia, the leading reason for liver transplant in children.
The biggest barrier to getting fossil fuel workers green jobs isn’t skills — it’s location
Fossil fuel workers have the right skills to join the green revolution. They’re just not in the right places, according to a new study by Pitt researcher Morgan Frank.