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University of Pittsburgh

Public state-related research university

The University of Pittsburgh is among the nation's oldest and most distinguished comprehensive universities, with a wide variety of high-quality programs in the arts and sciences as well as professional fields.

Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), which comprises 62 preeminent doctorate-granting research institutions in North America.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Pittsburgh. It educates science-based, skilled, and compassionate physicians ready to meet the challenges of practicing medicine in the 21st century and to conduct cutting-edge biomedical research that betters the human condition and advances medical science.

Visit website: https://www.pitt.edu/

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Details last updated 20-Dec-2019

People at University of Pittsburgh

Paul Arciero

Professor at the University of Pittsburgh

Miguel Brieno-Enriquez

Assistant Professor in Department of Obstetrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Aditi Gurkar

Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh

Patricia Opresko

Associate Professor in Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of Pittsburgh

Stephen B. Manuck

Distinguished University Professor at University of Pittsburgh and author

Yoram Vodovotz

Professor of Surgery at University of Pittsburgh

Amrita Sahu

Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh

Leanne Gilbertson

Researcher and Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh

Lisa Stabryla

Graduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant at University of Pittsburgh

Jennifer L. Collinger

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh

Fabrisia Ambrosio

Director of Rehabilitation at UPMC International, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh

Zach Clemens

Doctoral Student at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

William J. Federspiel

Professor in Bioengineering Department at University of Pittsburgh.

Amanda Kowalczyk

Ph.D. Candidate in Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh.

John Jakicic

Distinguished Professor and Director Healthy Lifestyle Institute at University of Pittsburgh.

Timothy Billiar

Chair in Department of Surgery at UPMC Health Plan.

Robert Gaunt

Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh.

Ronald E. Voorhees

Director of Center for Public Health Practice at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Douglas (Doug) Weber

Associate Professor of Bioengineering at University of Pittsburgh and former DARPA Program Manager in Biological Technologies Office.

Jeffrey Cohn

Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.

University of Pittsburgh News

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