Zhihao Sun, PhD

Feb 1, 2024 | Trainee Spotlight

Zhihao Sun, PhD, is a trainee under the supervision of Shihui Liu, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Aging Institute. Dr. Sun joined the Liu Lab in 2021, and his research focuses on identifying and characterizing novel factors involved in...

Shohini Ghosh-Choudhary

Jul 28, 2023 | Trainee Spotlight

Shohini Ghosh-Choudhary is a trainee under the supervision of Toren Finkel, MD, PhD, director of the Aging Institute and distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Ghosh-Choudhary is a medical student in the University of Pittsburgh’s...

Four Department of Medicine faculty awarded Richard King Mellon Foundation Awards for aging-related research

Jul 19, 2023 | News

Drs. Lori Birder (Renal-Electrolyte), Yuan Liu (Pulmonary/Aging Institute), Andrey Parkhitko (Endocrinology/Aging Institute), and Bokai Zhu (Endocrinology/Aging Institute) receive a total of $1 million for translational research on aging. Researchers were awarded...

WoodNext Foundation Site Visit

Jul 13, 2023 | News

Over the past two years, the WoodNext Foundation has generously committed to the Vascular Medicine Institute $2.3M and $2.8M for research on circadian rhythm, as well as $14.4M for research investigating the connection between inflammation, cardiovascular disease, and...

Pitt Researchers Discover New Way that Cells Monitor Iron Levels

Jun 15, 2023 | News

In a new Molecular Cell study, a Pitt team has uncovered a novel mechanism by which cells monitor iron availability, with low iron levels stimulating stress signaling pathways to preserve cell fitness. The findings appear to be particularly important in red blood...