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Sally Wenzel, chair of environmental and occupational health at Pitt Public Health, in a black blazer and royal blue blouse/

Overheard: Air pollution, from person to person

A study led by Pitt Public Health’s Sally Wenzel, professor and chair of environmental and occupational health, identified variants in seven genes that may help explain why some people with asthma are more vulnerable to air pollution. The findings were published in eBioMedicine.

Dara Mendez in bright blue jacket at the podium during the parental leave legislation announcement.

Pitt Public Health's Dara Méndez helps shape historic county parental leave policy

When Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato signed paid parental leave legislation into law on Oct. 22, it marked a milestone for families and public health. For Dara D.

Mae Horne, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, with dark hair, glasses and a gray sweater.

Horne receives F31 grant to study chikungunya virus host cell entry mechanisms

Mae Horne, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, has received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study viral determinants of host entry factor engagement in chikungunya virus infection.