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Affiliated Faculty

This list of affiliated investigators can help you identify potential research mentors at the University of Pittsburgh. PSTP students can, and do, work with mentors not on this list, but the investigators featured below have expressed interest in hosting PSTP students in their laboratories.

Kalil Abdulla, MD
Kalil Abdulla, MD
Research Areas: Cancer, Neurosurgery
Research Summary:

Brain tumors, hydrocephalus, Chiari malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, and traumatic br

Taylor Abel, MD
Taylor Abel, MD
Research Areas: Neurosurgery
Research Summary:

Neural mechanisms of visual and auditory perception.  

Sameer Agnihotri, PhD
Sameer Agnihotri, PhD
Research Areas: Cancer, Neurosurgery
Research Summary:

The Brain Tumor Biology and Therapy Laboratory studies pediatric and adult high-grade gliomas (HGG)—focusing on brain tumor signing, glioma metabolism and using genomics to identify novel and effective therapies.

Susanne E Ahmari
Susanne Ahmari, MD, PhD
Research Areas: Neuroscience, Psychiatry
Research Summary:

The Ahmari Lab investigates the molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms underlying repetitive and compulsive behaviors in preclinical models and translates findings into the clinic through collaborative research studies in people with OCD.

Katherine Aird
Katherine Aird, PhD
Research Areas: Cancer
Research Summary:

The Aird Lab studies the bidirectional interplay between cellular metabolism and the cell cycle in cancer.
 

Elias Aizenman
Elias Aizenman, PhD
Research Areas: Neuroscience
Research Summary:

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration

Aizenstein
Howard Aizenstein, MD, PhD
Research Areas: Bioengineering, Psychiatry
Research Summary:

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration

Jonathan Alder
Jonathan Alder, PhD
Research Areas: Pulmonary
Research Summary:

The Alder lab focuses on understanding the contribution of telomere length to human health and disease.

Ambrose
Zandrea Ambrose, PhD
Research Areas: Infectious Diseases
Research Summary:

HIV infection and therapeutics

William Anderst
William Anderst, PhD
Research Summary:

The Biodynamics Lab investigates the effects of age, injury, surgery, and rehabilitation on dynamic joint function. 

Apodaca
Gerard Apodaca, PhD
Research Areas: Genetics, Nephrology, Pathology
Research Summary:

Endocytic pathways and stretch-regulated endocytosis/exocytosis in bladder