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How does DNA Determine Someone’s Predisposition to Disease?
Our department is dedicated to graduate training in human genetics research (including molecular, statistical, and bioinformatics research), public health genetics, and genetic counseling.

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alumni award winners

Pitt Public Health honors alumni at awards ceremony

The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health will recognize seven alumni for their outstanding service to the field of public health at an awards ceremony on Nov. 22.

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Pitt’s 2024 Global Health Case Competition Winners

Pitt’s 2024 Global Health Case Competition awarded first place to an interdisciplinary team that included students from Pitt’s Schools of Public Health and Nursing and the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.

Kathryn Ryan

HUGEN MPH candidate investigates genetic links to childhood dental health

Kathryn Ryan, a Master of Public Health candidate in the Department of Human Genetics, is leading a project to uncover genetic factors tied to early childhood caries (ECC).