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Our department is leading research and prevention activities that impact public health by training students to evaluate and respond to important public health issues in aging and chronic disease prevention, reproductive health, environmental health, and infectious diseases.

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Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb receives equity trailblazer award from the American Diabetes Association

Tiffany Gary-Webb receives inaugural Dr. Felicia Hill-Briggs Health Equity Trailblazer in Diabetes Award

The American Diabetes Association presented the inaugural Dr. Felicia Hill-Briggs Health Equity Trailblazer in Diabetes Award to Epidemiology's Tiffany Gary-Webb.

Ilyas Kamboh

Pitt researchers discover distinct Alzheimer’s pathways in Down Syndrome

By analyzing genetic samples collected by the Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium–Down Syndrome, a team of researchers led by Ilyas Kamboh, a professor of human genetics and epidemiology at Pitt’s School of Public Health, discovered several distinct gene regions associated with adverse levels of amyloid and clumping-prone tau in the blood.

Professor of Epidemiology Samar El Khoudary

Why sleep is the single most important way to protect your health post-menopause

Samar R. El Khoudary, professor of epidemiology at Pitt's School of Public Health, encourages women to "take the reins on their heart health."