In a medically underserved 10-county rural region of south-central Georgia, Jennifer Barkin is principal investigator overseeing $8 million in federal and foundation grants to provide services targeted to improve maternal and infant health and wellbeing.
Across the University of Pittsburgh, women faculty, students, alumni, and regional small business owners are showing what is Possible at Pitt, by breaking new paths as innovators and entrepreneurs. For Women Entrepreneurship Week we are highlighting just a few of these women whose passion and ingenuity have resulted in new companies and new initiatives for making positive change at Pitt and in the world.
Pitt and UPMC Enterprises, through its Translational Sciences division, are collaborating again to provide funding support for therapeutics projects that need further de-risking experiments to enhance their clinical and commercial potential. We are featuring a project that received funding from the most recent proposal request.
Neoolife Is Pioneering Tissue Engineering Across Two Continents Revolutionizing Heart Valve Replacement with Double Component Deposition (DCD) Antonio D’Amore arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 to pursue his doctoral studies in the Department of Bioengineering with an appointment to the prestigious McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Aging along with inflammation, infection, and trauma can all cause damage to joint tissue resulting in arthritic disorders. These disorders can be debilitating, significantly impacting on quality of life.