5 Pitt people made the Pittsburgh Business Times 30 Under 30 list
The young professionals are making an impact on their workplaces and their communities.
Pitt researchers received $2.2M from the Gilbert Family Foundation to combat blindness caused by NF1
John Ash’s work at the UPMC Vision Institute and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine made him a member of the Vision Restoration Initiative Dream Team.
Rebecca Thurston was named Pitt Medicine’s associate dean for women’s health
The Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry is an internationally recognized menopause researcher.
Pitt’s new Trivedi Institute will translate space science into human health breakthroughs
Former NASA astronaut and Professor Kate Rubins will lead the $25 million institute, funded by the Trivedi Family Foundation.
A pulmonary hypertension patient found care and concern from a Pitt doctor. Now, his family is raising research funds in his honor.
Stephen Chan, who is conducting cutting-edge studies on the disease, treated Brent Michael Schnake for nearly three years.
Pitt will expand its musculoskeletal care and research with a strategic investment from the Orland Bethel family
The gift will advance the research, innovation and training efforts of a center that is already at the forefront of discovery.
John Kellum was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
The Pitt kidney injury and sepsis expert has been issued 26 U.S. patents and has licensed his discoveries to six different companies.
A Pitt postdoc was honored by the International Academy of Suicide Research
With its Early Career Award, the organization acknowledged Nermin Toukhy’s findings on how stress and inflammation relate to decision-making under pressure.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center named 2 deputy directors
School of Medicine faculty members Kathryn Schmitz and José P. Zevallos have served in interim leadership roles since January.
This new antibody test only takes 10 minutes, no blood draw necessary
A highly selective sensor developed by Pitt researchers can quantify immune responses — but may also have implications for everything from cancer treatments to allergy detection.

