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Why pollution affects some asthma patients more than others
"...stresses on cells can translate into serious physiologic effects, like worsening lung function or asthma exacerbations," said Sally Wenzel, chair of Pitt Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and director of Pitt's Asthma and Environmental Lung Health Institute at UPMC, who co-led a study published in eBioMedicine with Shuangjia Xue, a recent graduate of the department's PhD program.
‘An absolute game changer’: Confocal microscopes open new possibilities for public health research
Research at Pitt Public Health has entered a new era of cellular discovery, thanks to a piece of technology that has eliminated a barrier on campus. In March 2024, the Office of the Dean and three departments within Pitt Public Health—Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Environmental and Occupational Health and Human Genetics—collaborated to purchase a confocal microscope using instrumentation funds from the Office of Senior Vice Chancellor for Research.
Meet Pitt’s 2026-27 Fulbright scholars
Iliya Lefterov, PhD, research professor in the School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, was one of eight University of Pittsburgh faculty members awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Awards by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He will travel to Bulgaria to work alongside fellow scholars and researchers, continuing his studies on Alzheimer’s disease.