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Pitt researchers received a grant to help women make informed decisions about sterilization
The $3.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health aims to helo low-income and minority women better understand permanent surgical procedures to prevent pregnancy.
AIDS Free Pittsburgh aims for no new cases and lower HIV rate in Allegheny County by 2020
AIDS Free Pittsburgh is uniting more than 20 local groups, including Pitt, to fight the epidemic. In 2015, nearly 3,000 people in Allegheny County were living with HIV.
The National Institutes of Health renewed funding for Pitt's Cardiovascular Bioengineering Training Program
The Swanson School of Engineering program will receive $1.9 million over the next five years.
Amanda Poholek earned an American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant
The assistant professor in the School of Medicine will receive $40,000 to study the causes of allergic asthma.
Gary Kohanbash received a grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation
The neuro-oncology researcher at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh will study immunotherapy for ependymomas, the third most common kind of brain tumor in youths.
William E. Klunk received the 2017 Zaven Khachaturian Award from the Alzheimer’s Association
Klunk is a distinguished professor of psychiatry and neurology and the Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders.
Bryan Brown received a 5-year National Institutes of Health grant
The assistant professor of bioengineering earned $1.57 million in funding to study how aging affects implantable medical devices.
