Raise your glass to discovery and enjoy a laid-back evening talking about the future of life-changing science. This is the idea behind a new event called Sips of Science, put […]
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Promising Biomarker for Personalizing HNC Care
CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are immune cells that play a key role in the body’s response to cancer. As a result, they have been used across oncology to help assess […]
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Perspectives From Two Fifth-Year OTO-HNS Residents
Fifth-year residents in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have a unique perspective as they are almost done with this phase […]
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Measuring Functional Outcomes in Tongue Surgery
The December 2024 issue of Oral Oncology has an article co-authored by three members of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, along with colleagues […]
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Pitt School of Medicine and Inserm to Establish an International Vision Institute
By Roberta Zeff, Director of Strategic Communications at Pitt Health Sciences The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Inserm, will […]
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Paper on Novel Technique for PPS Tumor Removal
Hot off the press is an article written by three members of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, along with authors from the Department […]
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Xing Chen Wins NIH New Innovator Award
Xing Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) New Innovator Award from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program, with $1.5 million […]
Earflo Wins WCA Innovation Prize
by Lisa A. Goldstein Earflo, a medical device that treats otitis media with effusion, won the World Congress of Audiology (WCA) Innovation Prize this past September in Paris, France. Disguised […]
Mohit Singhala Focusing on Healthcare Innovation
In September, Mohit Singhala, PhD, joined the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery as Research Assistant Professor. He is the lead engineer in Pittsburgh CREATES, where he focuses on healthcare […]
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Healthy Vision Lab Has Unique Focus
By Andrew M. Williams, MD and Lisa A. Goldstein The Healthy Vision Lab at the University of Pittsburgh is unique in its focus on social determinants of health, use of […]
“From Research to Reality” Audiology Seminars
A series of early morning seminars is providing education for audiology students on cutting-edge topics while offering continuing education for faculty and clinical instructors. A joint initiative between Pitt and […]
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THRIVE Grant Will Address Barriers to Care in HNC
Jessica H. Maxwell, MD, MPH, FACS, received a $50,000 Telehealth Research and Innovation for Veterans with Cancer (THRIVE) grant from the Office of Rural Health to address barriers like distance […]
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Adele Moatti Joins the Department
Creating effective drug delivery systems for the inner ear – essential for treating hearing loss – will be made more possible with the addition of Adele Moatti, PhD, to the […]
Gene Therapy Bootcamp is Life Changing
Elizabeth Wood applied to the Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp on a whim. The husbandry technician, or “monkey nanny” at the University of Pittsburgh learned about it from a mass email. […]
Survivorship Symposium 2024
The Survivorship Clinic hosted its sixth Survivorship After Cancer of the Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Symposium, with its best turnout yet. “What [was] outstanding was the multidisciplinary aspect of it […]