Pitt Med Magazine

The summer ’25 issue of Pitt Med is here! Look for: 🚀 What space biomedicine brings home 🧠 The brain's role in women's reproductive health 🔬 Community members share why research matters And more! Read now: pittmed.pitt.edu/issues/summer-…

A Pitt surgeon gave Orland Bethel life-changing relief from his spinal pain. In gratitude, Bethel has supported Pitt’s Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center Biobank, one of the few comprehensive biobanks of its kind outside of Europe. bit.ly/4htV3KO

Space Biomedicine: A New Frontier with Immense Potential to Support Health on Earth pittmed.pitt.edu/news/space-bio…

🚀 Honored to be featured in this @PittMedMag article on how our Space Biomedicine research is unlocking solutions for patients on Earth, radiation, mitochondria, bone loss, and even hibernation-inspired therapies. 🔗 Read more: pittmed.pitt.edu/news/space-bio…

Today, with @Vizzhy_Health, we announce the launch of GAINMED—a groundbreaking #AI-powered platform advancing P5 medicine: predictive, preventive, personalized, precision and participatory care.

Thanks for the feature!! We always wanted to see ourselves as a webcomic. pittmed.pitt.edu/news/ideas-to-…

Read about recent @AgingPitt research including new insights on lysosomes from @JayXiaojunTan, biological rhythms from @LabZhu, and other geroscience breakthroughs in the @PittMedMag spring issue👇

The spring ’25 issue of Pitt Med is out! Look for: 👵 Age is more than a number. 🧠 Timothy Greenamyre unravels Parkinson’s mysteries. 🩺 Ideas to reality: Hearing hearts at home. And much more. Read now: pittmed.pitt.edu/issues/spring-…

ICYMI: In September, Hazelwood community members, Pitt leaders and industry representatives gathered to sign the last beam for Pitt BioForge’s frame, marking a milestone in its construction. Read more: bit.ly/42rAFpq

Paul M. Wallach and Abbas Hyderi joined the School of Medicine as vice deans, and Quoc-Dien Trinh has been named chair of the Department of Urology. Learn about their backgrounds here: bit.ly/40JAXXI @UPMCUrology

Want to guess who might win a Nobel Prize? Start with past winners of the Dickson Prize in Medicine, Pitt Med’s highest honor, and you’ll find 17 Nobel laureates. This year, Victor Ambros of @UMassChan, who codiscovered microRNA, joins the lineup. bit.ly/4hbFxUu

Brady Grano-Mickelsen already holds a JD and an MBA, but he wasn’t quite done with education. He’s now in his second year of med school at Pitt and planning a career at the intersection of all three disciplines. Read about his journey: bit.ly/3CzHP0i @PittHealthSci

Med students know biology and chemistry. But coursework doesn’t usually teach financial literacy, networking or boards preparation, leaving many students without family or peers in medicine in the dark. A new coaching program aims to close that gap. bit.ly/3PQRtPs

“Humble beginnings—they provide you with this sense of humility,” says Pitt professor Mohamed Hagahmed (Res ‘18). Read about his path from fleeing war-torn Sudan to attending medical school (twice!) to providing medical care for U.S. Olympians: bit.ly/4hepPrx

Sickle cell shortens lives by about 20 years, often due to chronic kidney disease. Pitt researchers found heme released from fragile red blood cells damages kidney vessels, driving renal failure. The insights pave the way for earlier intervention: bit.ly/4gNtbBx

Bright minds in the right place make breakthroughs happen. The School of Medicine, writes Dean Anantha Shekhar in his Winter issue column, is investing in technology and infrastructure to make sure Pitt Med remains the right place for innovation. pittmed.pitt.edu/news/dean-anan…

Seth C. Hawkins (Res '03, @hawkvox), an emergency and wilderness medicine physician and @wakeforestmed professor, "took a sudden left-hand screaming turn out of anthropology and into medicine” in college. Now, he's back in school at @unccharlotte: bit.ly/428rjPd

Pancreatic cancer is often deadly, but early detection offers hope. Anne Marie Lennon, who became @PittDeptofMed chair last year, has dedicated her career to finding ways to catch it before symptoms manifest, boosting survival chances. bit.ly/4aedyRp @PittHealthSci

Pitt Med researchers worried nitro fatty acids would accelerate tumor growth. Instead, the team found they could help treat one of the most aggressive and drug-resistant breast cancers. Read more: bit.ly/4h3V3Sl @PittHealthSci @Pitt_PMI

The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research is proud to share our 2023-24 Annual Report. You will see how seemingly distinct fields intertwine and enhance one another, blending creativity and expertise for new possibilities. Read more >> pittresearchannualreport.com