Surgery is well-documented as a male-dominated field – less than 10% of full professors in academic surgery departments in the U.S. and Canada are women.… Read more
Tag: Research
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
UPMC-backed Ri.MED Wins High Marks in Research Ranking
In a recent ranking of more than 300 scientific projects submitted for funding to the Region of Sicily in Italy, the Ri.MED Foundation—which includes co-founder… Read more
Raising Funds to Raise Hope
When 11-month-old JT Borofka of Salinas, California, was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease, his family felt shocked, confused and desperate for answers. JT’s diagnosis… Read more
Pitt’s All of Us Pennsylvania Opens Enrollment Center in the Heart of Oakland
The All of Us Pennsylvania Research Program (AoU PA), led by the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute, last week unveiled its latest… Read more