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CSI: Infection Control
Through 15 seasons and four spinoff shows, the intrepid investigators of television’s CSI franchise solved crimes with forensic science. Alexander Sundermann (DrPH, EPI ’22, MPH, IDM ’14) assistant professor of epidemiology, is investigating health care-associated infections with the same zeal to stop dangerous pathogens in their tracks—before they spread.
Vaginal estrogen tablets not linked with increased recurrent stroke risk
“As an epidemiologist, I see this study as a valuable contribution because it focuses on a population often excluded from hormone therapy research, midlife women with a prior stroke, and examines an increasingly used route of administration: vaginal tablets," said Samar R. El Khoudary, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.
Military honors Pitt researchers for work on cold-stored platelets in trauma
Epidemiology Data Center's Stephen Wisniewski was part of a team of Pitt researchers who received an award for outstanding research at the 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 4. The team was honored for their work on the Linking Investigations in Trauma and Emergency Services (LITES) Network.