A protein called STING, previously shown to control a pathway that contributes to antiviral signaling, also plays an important role in cellular stress clearance and… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh
Pitt Launches New Center for Space Biomedicine with Afshin Beheshti at its Helm
Dr. Afshin Beheshti is helping propel medicine at the University of Pittsburgh out of this world as director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s… Read more
UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Name New Chair of Urology
Dr. Quoc-Dien Trinh, a globally recognized urological surgeon-scientist, has been appointed chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine… Read more
Pitt study suggests new vaccine strategy for tuberculosis: focus on anti-inflammatory response
The body’s first line of defense against tuberculosis (TB) involves immune cells that suppress lung inflammation instead of activating it, reported University of Pittsburgh and… Read more
Two New Studies Show How Immunotherapies Collaborate to Boost T Cell Responses in Melanoma
Two studies published in the latest issue of the journal Cell by University of Pittsburgh researchers uncover how immunotherapies targeting the immune checkpoints PD1 and… Read more