A mysterious and contagious illness, state-ordered distancing, universities closed—life today shares many parallels with the 1918 flu pandemic.
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Some Nerve
Pain-sensing neurons also fight infection in the skin.
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New Weapon Against COVID-19?
Llama nanobodies could be a powerful weapon against the novel coronavirus.
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Cows, Vaccines, Warp Speed
A cow makes an awful lot of antibodies, buckets more than your average human. And when you’re trying to fight a virus, that could be a lifesaver.
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The Connector
Anantha Shekhar, senior vice chancellor for the health sciences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the School of Medicine, says reaching across disciplines is part of how Pitt health sciences can be a national model for decades to come.
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4winners of MacArthur Foundation “genius” awards
5National Medal of Science winners
7National Academy of Sciences members
1st critical care medicine department in the U.S.
$760M in federally funded research annually
1stDNA bank to share data among colleagues
5th among U.S. medical schools in NIH funding
1st in National Institute of Mental Health funding
Pitt people beat polio, pioneered TV and heavier-than-air flight, and turned Pittsburgh into the world's organ-transplantation capital, among other breakthroughs. Today's Pitt researchers carry on that tradition in areas ranging from literary criticism to the quest for quantum computers.
Undergraduate Research
As members of a top public research university, Pitt undergraduates can engage in research, scholarship, and creative projects with faculty members who are leaders in their fields. Read more about undergraduate research opportunities.
Libraries
Pitt's libraries include the University Library System, the 22nd-largest academic library system in the United States; the Health Sciences Library System, which supports the educational, research, clinical, and service activities of Pitt's schools of the health sciences; and the Barco Law Library, which primarily serves the students and faculty of Pitt's School of Law.
Laboratories
From a gleaming hub for biomedical research...to a Wyoming ranch rich in dinosaur fossils...to a center for sustainable innovation, Pitt research buildings, labs, and libraries facilitate discovery and innovation. Tour the Labs ?
