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Rachael Rush receives Postdoctoral Leadership Award
The University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association (UPPDA) has honored Rachael Rush, PhD, with the Postdoctoral Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding service and leadership within the postdoctoral community.

19 people were honored at Pitt’s Postdoctoral Research Symposium
Jacob Whitman, a postdoctoral associate in health policy and management, was recognized for one of the Best Poster Presentations and Rachael Rush, a postdoctoral associate in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, received the Postdoctoral Leadership Award.

Celebrating growth and gratitude: Advancing infection prevention through education and partnership
On April 17, a reception was convened to express congratulations to our students and appreciation to our faculty and staff who devote their time and expertise in training the next generation of infection preventionists.