Nandini Doshi

Feb 23, 2023 | Trainee Spotlight

Nandini Doshi is a trainee under the supervision of Matthew Steinhauser, MD, associate professor of cardiology and deputy director of human translation at the Aging Institute, and has worked in the Steinhauser Lab since May 2022. Doshi is a medical student in the...

Pitt lands $14.3 million for research linking dementia and cardiovascular disease

Feb 15, 2023 | News

A $14.3 million award from the WoodNext Foundation will expand research at the University of Pittsburgh to identify causes of inflammation that lead to heart disease and dementia, two of the most costly, deadly and pervasive health problems in the United States. “This...

Anne Newman, MD, MPH, named UPMC Chair in Geroscience

Sep 2, 2022 | News

A Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, this appointment will support Dr. Newman in her role as Clinical Director of the Aging Institute where she is engaged early stage clinical trials that address the biology of aging. We are pleased to announce the...

Aditi Gurkar, PhD, uncovers the link between age-associated DNA damage and weight loss

Sep 1, 2022 | News

An Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dr. Gurkar and colleagues have recently published their findings in Science Advances showing how DNA damage in C. elegans worms rewires cellular metabolism to break down fat deposits.  Read the PittMed...

Takeshi Murai, PhD

Jul 27, 2022 | Trainee Spotlight

Takeshi Murai, PhD, is a trainee under the supervision of Stacey Sukoff Rizzo, PhD, and has worked in the Rizzo Lab since 2020. Prior to his work at the Aging Institute, Dr. Murai worked for more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry in Japan developing novel...