Pitt teams tapped to develop 'Google Maps' of cells important in aging
The National Institutes of Health has given two Pitt projects $31 million to create a molecular atlas that could help researchers understand age-related diseases as diverse as cancer and dementia.
Pitt researchers receive National Institutes of Health grants to support 'trailblazing' ideas in biomedical science
“The science put forward by this cohort is exceptionally novel and creative and is sure to push at the boundaries of what is known,” the NIH director said.
Hundreds gathered at Heinz Memorial Chapel to remember orthopaedic giant Freddie Fu
Former colleagues, fellows, trainees and friends honored the surgeon, UPMC Sports Medicine founder, and lover of good food and fine suits.
Orthopaedic giant Freddie Fu dies at age 70
Fu brought knee surgery into the 21st century, mentored thousands and cultivated a thriving sports health community in Pittsburgh.
They're trying to detect the next pandemic
Seema Lakdawala’s lab is part of a new multi-institutional partnership that will assess the pandemic potential of new viruses.
Postdoc Denis Newman-Griffis wins dissertation award
Research sheds light on how children interpret ‘dark tourism’
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Professor Mary Margaret Kerr shares insights on how to help children make meaning of tragic events.
Utibe Essien Receives AAMC Award
Utibe Essien, assistant professor of medicine in Pitt’s School of Medicine, is the recipient of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2021 Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award.
Pitt People Make 40 Under 40
School of Medicine welcomes newest class
The Class of 2025 continued last year’s pandemic-inspired tradition of writing their own oath professionalism.

