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Research funding makes understanding diseases like Avian Flu possible

Professor and chair of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Suresh Kuchipudi, focuses on avian flu and other animal-borne viruses and how they affect humans and animals.

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic.

The next generation of mRNA vaccines could be cheaper and more effective, Pitt research finds

Suresh Kuchipudi, chair of infectious diseases and microbiology, said the goal of his team’s research is to generate the science that can eventually be used to develop a product or inform other health applications.

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Microsoft’s Peter Lee cheers Pitt graduates, urges ethical, equitable AI

Microsoft research president, Dr. Peter Lee assured University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health graduates on May 2 that their generation is uniquely positioned to steer the world toward healthier, more equitable futures—and he pledged that trailblazers in medicine and technology stand firmly behind them.