Gary Kohanbash was awarded major funding for his T-cell project
The director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery ImmunoOncology Laboratory will lead an interdisciplinary team with funding from the Brain Tumor Funders’ Collaborative.
Stephen Badylak was named the 2018 Marlin Mickle Outstanding Innovator
He is a professor of surgery at Pitt and deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Arthur S. Levine will keynote Pitt’s 43rd Honors Convocation
The senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and the John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the School of Medicine is stepping down after 20 years of service.
Naudia Jonassaint is the Department of Medicine's first vice chair for diversity
The assistant professor of medicine will develop new initiatives and programs to enhance diversity and inclusion across the department.
Dio Kavalieratos was honored for his work in palliative care
The assistant professor of medicine, palliative care and medical ethics is the first PhD to ever win the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Early Career Investigator Award.
3 Pitt people were named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Inmaculada Hernandez, Shinjini Kundu and Coleman Stavish are among 600 featured business and entrepreneurial leaders.
2 Pitt researchers were honored for their efforts by UPMC Senior Services
Anne Newman and Richard Schulz were recognized for their contributions to the field of medicine.
Adrian Lee received a distinguished mentor award
Pitt’s Biomedical Graduate Student Association recognized the professor for his service to graduate students.
A Pitt researcher earned $1.4M to study social media’s impact on LGBTQ+ people
“The odds are that the impact of social media use on gay, lesbian and bisexual people is not so black-and-white,” said César G. Escobar-Viera.