News and Accolades
The Strength Behind the Spotlight: Leading the Way in Porphyria Care
Porphyria is gaining national attention, but at Pitt and UPMC, the work has been underway for decades. Discover how our experts are leading advances in research, diagnosis, and care for this complex group of disorders.
A Genetic Clue to Deadly Lung Clots in Sickle Cell Disease
Tomasz Brzoska and colleagues uncover how a CD39 polymorphism disrupts platelet regulation and fuels pulmonary thrombosis
Sruti Shiva, PhD, named Scientific Director of HCWP
In her new role, Dr. Shiva will oversee the basic and translational research operations of the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, a state and federally-funded charitable organization that provides comprehensive medical care to patients with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders.
New research from the Division of Classical Hematology and VMI suggests sickle cell disease drives chronic kidney disease
In a new article in Blood, Dr. Samit Ghosh et al examine how heme could cause chronic kidney disease as well as identifying a potential protein to protect against this complication.
Announcing the new Division of Classical Hematology
Enrico Novelli, MD, MS, will lead the new division as its inaugural chief.