Two scientists at the University of Pittsburgh were recently elected as Fellows in the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). Dr. William Wagner… Read more
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Pitt Scientists who Regrew Retina Cells to Restore Vision in Tiny Fish set their Sights on Humans
For centuries, people thought that blindness was incurable – once the darkness sets in, it never retreats. Unlike in fish and frogs, the human retina… Read more
Discovery Sheds Light on Real-Time Evolution of Immune System’s ‘Antibody Factories’
The immune system’s B cells have the unique distinction of being the only cells in the human body that evolve, in real time – and… Read more
Pitt Research Team Challenges Conventional Thinking on Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are working to understand how our genetic material can cause Alzheimer’s disease and challenging conventional thinking about this progressive… Read more
Pitt Researchers Describe new Mechanism for Pulmonary Hypertension
Ever since 2005 when he was a cardiology fellow training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Stephen Chan became deeply invested in developing a cure for… Read more