For many patients with porphyria, the path to a diagnosis can take over 15 years.
This #GlobalPorphyriaDay, we're highlighting our researchers and clinicians that are working to change that reality.
From recent national honors received by Drs. Roy Smith and Yvette Yien to emerging therapies derived from groundbreaking research in theDivision of Classical Hematology and the VMI, Pitt is at the forefront of porphyria care.
🔗Read more about how the DOM is improving the outlook for patients with this understudied disorder: https://t.co/eBJE6glrmy
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Chan on being named a 2026 Harrington Scholar-Innovator by the @HarringtonDI_UH.
Dr. Chan was honored for his work on developing a new therapeutic approach for pulmonary hypertension, a progressive and often fatal lung disease. 🫁
🔗 Read more about this year's honorees: https://t.co/1Ll8R3vcZH
Thanks @JeffHsuMD. And thanks @ATVBCouncil Early Career Committee for having us. Great questions and looking forward to the new generation of leaders stepping up to research and care for patients with #CVD and #metabolism disease.
Fun times for @RazaniLab members with cameo appearance from Razani family to create 2 Marathon Relay Teams for the @PGHMarathon yesterday. Teams were appropriately called "#Lysosome Lightning" and "#FoamCell Fighters" 🤩. Guess which team won?
🩸 Join us at 2:30pm on Tuesday, April 28, for the next Sickle Cell Disease Research Seminar!
Lara Abdelmohsen will present: "Investigating Cerebral Hemodynamics in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease using MRI-informed Computational Fluid Dynamics"
Congratulations to Cynthia St. Hilaire, PhD, who has been named director of a new Center for Aortic Valve Disease Prediction and Integrated Research as part of a @American_Heart initiative.
The center will focus on:
• Predicting disease risk using machine learning
• Understanding how genetic and biological factors drive progression
• Identifying new therapeutic targets to prevent valve calcification
By bringing together engineering, biology, and clinical insight, this work aims to shift aortic stenosis care from reactive surgery to proactive prevention.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/Dj24JPYCqC
#H2P #ResearchMatters
Are early birds healthier? 🐦
New research from the Kelly Lab suggests they might be.
Using wearable data, his team linked circadian timing to risk for diabetes and other conditions.
🔗Read more: https://t.co/znbrzNnUc2
In an All of Us Research Program analysis, Zachary M. Chan (@PittVMI) and colleagues observed that heart rate phase is an indicator of chronotype-relevant #circadian shifts associated with human disease 🫀 🕜️
Read the #Research:
📜 https://t.co/6yz2wUMOiV
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, April 22, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. L. Ashley Cowart will present: "Atypical Sphingolipids in Health and Disease"
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, April 15, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Trista North will present: "Microenvironmental regulation of hematopoietic stem cell formation and
function in the vertebrate embryo"
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, April 8, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Yael Nechemia-Arbely will present: "The Goldilocks Histone: How Genomic Stability Requires Centromeres to Be Epigenetically ‘Just Right’"
🪻The Spring 2026 edition of Code Blue & Gold is here! 🌷
Read about all of the latest news, discoveries, and highlights from the Pitt DOM.
🔗https://t.co/bOjsUP6Thk
White coats, big brains, and even bigger hearts. 💛💙
Happy #NationalDoctorsDay to all of our physicians, who are advancing care, asking bold questions, and showing up for patients every day 🩺
🔬 Join us at noon on Wednesday, April 1, for the next VMI/HVI Research Conference!
Dr. Guang Li will present: "Beating in a Dish: Modeling Human Heart Development and Diseases with hiPSC-Derived Heart Organoids"
The abstracts are in, the judges are ready, and the stage is set for the the Department of Medicine’s finest research on April 27 & 28 at the Pete! 🏟️
Register now to secure your spot for two days of discovery, awards, and a keynote from Dr. Wolfram Goessling.
🔗https://t.co/doWkN1MVlq
#DOMResearchDay #PittResearch