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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.
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Details last updated 20-Dec-2019
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Associate Professor of Bioengineering at University of Pittsburgh and former DARPA Program Manager in Biological Technologies Office.
Graham Hatfull
Professor of Biological Sciences and Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Pittsburgh.
University of Pittsburgh News
Intermittent fasting with protein pacing beats calorie restriction
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Correlation found between biological aging and cognitive decline using epigenetic clocks
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New insight on the accumulation of senescent cells in humans
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Phage therapy shows promise in treating drug-resistant infections
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Medgadget interviews Blackrock Neurotech's Chairman about thought-to-text BCI
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Valuable insight into the influence of age-associated humoral factors
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Sense of touch improved performance of a robotic arm
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Klotho protein reversed muscle ageing in old, but not older mice
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Early detection of osteoarthritis using machine learning
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Mini livers out of human skin cells functioned normally in rats
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Positive feedback look identified with ATM via NF-κB pathway back to cellular senescence
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Regrowing nerves with a biodegradable device in macaques
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Polymer tube to aid peripheral nerve regeneration
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Direct oxidative stress on telomeres leads to faster cellular ageing
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Genetic test for early detection of pancreatic cancers
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Computer knows how much pain you are in
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Fitness trackers don’t promote weight loss
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How Big Data Is Quietly Fighting Diseases and Illnesses
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in silico model of inflammatory response to traumatic injury
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Two New Teams Join Global Effort to Bioengineer a New Liver
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Studying Epidemics in Virtual Worlds
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