Imagine a city like Venice, Italy, where boats putter through a network of watery canals transporting people to homes that line the banks and police… Read more
Tag: University of Pittsburgh
UPMC and Pitt Nurses Receive International Honor from American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing recently announced its 2021 Class of Fellows which included one member of UPMC leadership and four faculty members from the University of Pittsburgh: • Tami… Read more
Pitt Project Preps for Potential Future Pandemics
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
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