If we can see the next pandemic coming, there might be an opportunity to stop it – or at least slow the spread, jump start… Read more
Category: research
Researchers Gaze into Space to Envision Future of Regenerative Medicine
About 250 miles above sea level, a unique laboratory circles the planet. Here in low-Earth orbit on the International Space Station (ISS), gravity’s tug is… Read more
UPMC-Pitt Researchers Receive Grant to Advance Liver Organoids
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Liver Research Center, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Computational Biology Department have been awarded… Read more
Decades of Immunological Research on IL-17 Crack Genetic Code for Kidney Disease
When Dr. Sarah Gaffen first opened her laboratory in 1999, the number of peer-reviewed research papers about IL-17 – a family of pro-inflammatory substances secreted… Read more
Pitt Scientist Presents on Drug-resistant HIV in PrEP Users at International AIDS Conference
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine is highly effective in preventing people from contracting HIV, and the risk of developing a drug-resistant version of the virus while… Read more