As labs around the world race to develop a vaccine, my colleagues and I are trying to find a better way to deliver it than… Read more
Category: immunology
New weapons against a painful tropical viral infection identified in mouse study
Those unlucky enough to be infected by the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus (CHIKV) often find themselves debilitated for months or even years by painful joint and… Read more
New Genome Center to Advance Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy
The UPMC Genome Center is a unique facility that supports clinical diagnostics and research initiatives in precision medicine and immunotherapy. The center was established with… Read more
Pitt Cancer Researcher Heads Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
Dr. Lisa Butterfield, professor of medicine, surgery and immunology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Pitt’s Cancer Institute’s (UPCI) Immunologic… Read more
UPMC Offers Resources for Allergy Sufferers
Medical Director, Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Oakland Campus) Chief, Allergy-Immunology (Shadyside Campus) Autumn means back to school, cooler weather and fall foliage. Unfortunately, for many… Read more