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Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, November 4, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. L. Vijay Mohan Rao will present: "Beyond the Clot: Harnessing Protease-Induced Extracellular Vesicles to Treat Bleeding and Inflammatory Disorders"
ALT VMI/HVI Research Conference Flyer 11/4
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, October 28, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Gissette Reyes-Soffer will present: "Small Particles, Big Questions: Extracellular Vesicles, Apolipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Disease"
ALT Flyer for VMI/HVI Research Conference
🩸 Join us at 2:30pm on Tuesday, October 27, for the next Sickle Cell Disease Research Seminar!
Joel Disu will present: "More Than a Number: Mapping Pain in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease"
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, October 21, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Raj Kishore will present: "Exosomes in Cardiac Injury and Repair"
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, October 14, for the VMI/HVI Distinguished Lecturer Series!
Dr. Iqbal Hamza will present: "Heme trafficking: Lessons from Bloodless Worms"
ALT Flyer for October 14 VMI/HVI Distinguished Lecturer Series featuring Dr. Iqbal Hamza
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, October 7, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Jonathan Kirk will present: "BAG3 and Sarcomere Quality Control"
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🍂What's happening in the DOM this fall?
New discoveries. Research milestones. People and programs moving medicine forward.
Catch up with the latest in the Fall 2026 edition of Code Blue & Gold: 🔗 news.dom.pitt.edu
ALT Fall 2026 Code Blue and Gold newsletter flyer with QR code to website.
🩸 Join us at 2:30pm on Tuesday September 29, for the next Sickle Cell Disease Research Seminar
Dr. Hans Ackerman will present: "Insights into structure-based design of hemoglobin-S polymerization inhibitors from a high-resolution atomic structure of the sickle hemoglobin fiber"
ALT Flyer for 9/29 Sickle Cell Disease Research Seminar
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, September 23, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Douglas Mann will present: "In Defense of Homeostasis: The Role of Innate Immunity in Cardiac Tissue Injury and Repair"
This #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, VMI celebrates our outstanding postdoctoral fellows! Your curiosity, creativity, perseverance, & collaborative spirit drive discovery and help shape the future of medicine. Thank you for all you bring to science, VMI, & biomedical research!
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The Department of Medicine welcomes the 2026 ASPIRE cohort!
Seven investigators will receive funding over two years, plus personalized mentorship, to expand their research programs and develop new lines of investigation toward future R-level funding.
Meet the scholars here: dom.pitt.edu/aspire-2026-awa…
ALT ASPIRE 2026 Awardees
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, September 16, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Slava Epelman will present: "Origin and function of
resident cardiac macrophages"
🩸 Join us at 2:30pm on Tuesday, August 25, for the first Sickle Cell Disease Research Seminar of the school year!
John Tukakira will present: "The Hematocrit-to-Viscosity Ratio as a Biomarker"
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Congratulations to the 2026 McKamish Family Foundation Cardiovascular Innovator Award recipients! 🫀
Six outstanding research teams have been selected to receive funding for innovative cardiovascular research. Thank you to the McKamish family for their continued generosity in supporting scientific discovery.
And, congratulations to all of this year's awardees—we look forward to the discoveries ahead! 🎉
#CardioResearch #HeartResearch #PittResearch #ResearchMatters
ALT McKamish Cardiovascular Award winners and project titles
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🎇The Summer 2026 edition of Code Blue & Gold is here! 🎇
Read about all of the latest news, discoveries, and highlights from the Pitt DOM.
🔗 news.dom.pitt.edu
ALT Code Blue and Gold flyer with QR code to website
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For many patients with porphyria, the path to a diagnosis can take over 15 years.
This #GlobalPorphyriaDay, we're highlighting our researchers and clinicians that are working to change that reality.
From recent national honors received by Drs. Roy Smith and Yvette Yien to emerging therapies derived from groundbreaking research in theDivision of Classical Hematology and the VMI, Pitt is at the forefront of porphyria care.
🔗Read more about how the DOM is improving the outlook for patients with this understudied disorder: news.dom.pitt.edu/porphyria/
ALT Red blood cells
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Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Chan on being named a 2026 Harrington Scholar-Innovator by the @HarringtonDI_UH.
Dr. Chan was honored for his work on developing a new therapeutic approach for pulmonary hypertension, a progressive and often fatal lung disease. 🫁
🔗 Read more about this year's honorees: harringtondiscovery.org/news…
ALT Stephen Chan, MD, PhD
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Thanks @JeffHsuMD. And thanks @ATVBCouncil Early Career Committee for having us. Great questions and looking forward to the new generation of leaders stepping up to research and care for patients with #CVD and #metabolism disease.
Early morning Early Career Training Session at #VascularDiscovery26
All-star panel of @ATVBCouncil faculty sharing their advice on cultivating leadership skills, time management, balance, mentorship/sponsorship & more
🔑 Leadership is hard work, specifically budget time for it
