Faculty
Terence Dermody, MD
Vira I. Heinz Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief and Scientific Director, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Research Focus: Viral replication and pathogenesi|
Reovirus and celiac disease
Vaccine development
Thomas Diacovo, MD
Chief, UPMC Newborn Medicine Program, Director of Neonatal Cardiovascular Research, Heart Institute, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Professor Emeritus, Columbia University Medical Center , Founding Member of the SciVelo-CHP Steering Committee
Research Focus: Neonatal and Pediatric Platelet Function and Pharmacology
MicroRNA-mRNA Profiles in Neonatal Cardiac Patients
Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation of Novel Anti-platelet / Anti-coagulants for use in
Pediatric Patients at Risk for Thrombosis
Precision Medicine in the Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders in Neonates
Development of Class I PI3K Inhibitors for use as Modulators of the Immune Response and as Anti-leukemic agents
DigitalTechnologies to Reduce Infant Mortality
Yohei Doi, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Innovative Antimicrobial Therapy, Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Focus: Mechanism of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria
Alexandre Dombrovski, MD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Research Focus: Reinforcement learning; Decision-making in suicidal behavior; Borderline personality disorder