Dr. James Matuk Joins EDC as Assistant Professor
The EDC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James Matuk as Assistant Professor, where he will contribute his statistical expertise on the on the SWAN and REMOTE BP studies.
EDC team publishes innovative methods paper in Annals of Internal Medicine
MINT uses target trial emulation methods to compare clinical outcomes with four different hemoglobin threshold transfusion strategies
U.S. Department of Defense Awards Pitt $100M to Continue Transformative Trauma Trials
The University of Pittsburgh schools of the health sciences have been awarded approximately $100 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to continue a clinical research program that is advancing trauma care.
EDC will serve as Data Coordinating Center for new study evaluating analgesia for cardiac surgery and scoliosis spine fusion surgery in children
EDC will serve as Data Coordinating Center for new study evaluating analgesia for cardiac surgery and scoliosis spine fusion surgery in children The University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology Data Center will serve as the Data Coordinating Center for the “Prospective...EDC Co-Director named associate vice chancellor for clinical trials data coordination, health sciences
EDC Co-Director named associate vice chancellor for clinical trials data coordination, health sciences Stephen Wisniewski, PhD, EDC Co-Director and Professor of Epidemiology at Pitt Public Health, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for clinical trials data...EDC PhD Student co-authors study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
EDC PhD student Kristina Boyd co-authored a study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases investigating the link between the CDC Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index and histoplasmosis incidence.
EDC Epidemiologist Dr. Samar El Khoudary Featured in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for Research on Cardiovascular Risks During Menopause
EDC Epidemiologist Dr. Samar El Khoudary was highlighted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for her research showing how menopause alters HDL cholesterol, making it less protective, and causes fat accumulation in the abdomen, increasing metabolic and cardiovascular risks. Her work reshapes how menopause-related health risks are understood and managed.
EDC Student Wins 2023 NCEH/ATSDR Award
EDC PhD student Kristina Boyd was part of a team that won a 2023 National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry Award for excellence in domestic program delivery.
EDC Student Receives Funding From the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center
EDC PhD student, Sarah Scott, received funding from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center to define thriving in young adults after experiencing relationship abuse using arts-based research methods.