Research
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine is a formidable leader in cutting-edge research. Our basic scientists, clinical researchers, and clinicians work daily to make research discoveries that will positively impact the world’s healthcare.
Education and Training
Faculty and staff are actively engaged in training the next generation of physicians and scientists at all stages of medical education.
Clinical
Providing state-of-the-art health care that is compassionate, comprehensive, and easily accessible to patients.
New Nature Immunology paper from Daniella Schwartz, PhD, provides a new potential biomarker to guide precision medicine for IL9-related diseases using JAK inhibitors.
A faculty member in the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Schwartz provides evidence that JAK/STAT-induced bystander activation causes Th9-driven allergic inflammation.
Pitt Researchers Discover New Way that Cells Monitor Iron Levels
In a new Molecular Cell study, a Pitt team including Shiori and Yusuke Sekine of the Aging Insitute, has uncovered a novel mechanism by which cells monitor iron availability, with low iron levels stimulating stress signaling pathways to preserve cell fitness.
Ken Ho, MD, awarded the 2023 Kerry Stoner Award
This honor from the Allies for Health + Wellbeing reflects Dr. Ho’s dedication to HIV research and clinical care for people living with HIV.
DOM Faculty elected to ASCI and AAP reflecting their dedication to biomedical research
Dr. Melanie Königshoff was inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation while Dr. Stephen Chan was inducted Association of American Physicians, both elite groups of physician scientists dedicated to advancing biomedical research.
How vinyl chloride, chemical released in the Ohio train derailment, can damage the liver – it’s used to make PVC plastics
DOM faculty member Juliane Beier, PhD, provides expert insight about the dangers of vinyl chloride
Pitt lands $14.3 million for research linking dementia and cardiovascular disease
Funded by the WoodNext Foundation, researchers will use an interdisciplinary approach to uncover the causes of two of the most costly and deadly illnesses in the U.S.