Innovation and Research
The Big Idea Center is opening in the heart of Oakland
Students, alumni and friends are invited to a Sept. 16 grand opening ceremony to meet entrepreneurs in residence and learn about upcoming programs.
Pitt and UPMC Enterprises partner to accelerate research commercialization and build Pittsburgh’s life sciences economy
Pitt investigators studying women’s health, autoimmune disease and rare neurological diseases can get up to $1 million per year for up to two years through a new partnership.
New research from Caroline Runyan’s lab published in Cell Reports
Her team found that the properties of a neuron subtype are specialized in different subregions of the cortex.
A multidisciplinary Pitt team won the first phase of the NIH Neuromod Prize competition
Led by Changfeng Tai, the team is developing a device to address bladder, bowel and sexual disorders.
Stephen Frederico received an American Brain Tumor Association fellowship to study pediatric brain cancer
The award aims to motivate talented medical students to pursue careers in neuro-oncology research by supporting a three-month summer research experience.
Pittsburgh’s ‘neighborly playground’ for neuroscience has new leadership
Pitt’s Julie Fiez and Carnegie Mellon’s Lori Holt will lead the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition into its next era of collaboration and curiosity.
Pitt and ElevateBio are partnering to bring cell and gene therapy manufacturing to Pittsburgh
With a 30-year agreement, the biotech company will be the first tenant at Pitt BioForge on Hazelwood Green.
Abdus Wahed received funding to develop SMART patient-centered clinical trial methods
The trials allow for more than one treatment to be given to a patient, or for treatment to change midway through.
Corina Bondi received the Rosalind Franklin Award from the National Neurotrauma Society
The award recognizes female researchers who make a notable scientific contribution to the field.
Amy Lane received the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists’ Lifetime Achievement Award
She has worked on projects related to the older driver.