We are pleased to announce that University of Pittsburgh undergraduate Leonie Finke has been awarded a Fall 2021 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship under the mentorship of Ruya Liu, MD, PhD. The project supported by this funding is titled “Dying of a Big...

We are pleased to announce that Yong Wan, PhD has been awarded a Samuel and Emma Winters Foundation grant. The project supported by this funding is titled, “Exploring Novel Targets Through Secretome Analysis for the Treatment of Osteoporosis”.

Congratulations to Sandra Sobel, MD for being elected to the Board of the Western and Central PA Chapter of the JDRF. In this role, Dr. Sobel will communicate and emphasize JDRF’s impact on type 1 diabetes research. She is tasked with staying current on the cutting...

We are pleased to announce that Ruya Liu, MD, PhD has been awarded a Samuel and Emma Winters Foundation grant. The project supported by this funding is titled, “C5X Emerging as a Novel Target for Cardiomyocyte Renewal and Heart Regeneration”.

Congratulations to Margaret Zupa, MD for being awarded an Institute for Clinical Research Education Clinical Translational Scholars/KL2 Program Career Development Award. The project supported by this funding is titled “Enhancing Telemedicine Care Quality to Improve...

We are pleased to announce that Alison Kohan, PhD has received a Pittsburgh Autoimmunity Center of Excellence in Rheumatology (PACER) Innovative Discovery Award. The project supported by this funding is titled “A Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Modulating Treg...

Henin Alsamarraie, MD and Maryam Zia, MD have been appointed as the 2021-2022 Clinical Endocrinology Chief Fellows. Congratulations!

Please join us in congratulating Margaret Zupa, MD for graduating from the Institute for Clinical Research Education's Clinical Research Master of Science Program. During this Master's program Dr. Zupa completed a thesis titled "Family Support in Type 2 Diabetes...

Congratulations to Jeffrey Chen, an incoming University of Pittsburgh medical student, for being awarded a Pitt-Med Research Experience for Pre-Matriculants (PREP) Fellowship. During this fellowship, Jeffrey will complete a research project under the membership of...

Please join us in congratulating Janet Leung, MD for being elected to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Board of Directors. In this role, Dr. Leung will be contributing to strategic planning for, and setting and providing oversight for, AACE’s mission...