2x alum and Distinguished Professor John A Swanson Professor of Bioenginering & Surgery, Univ of Pittsburgh. Researcher. Co-Founder/CSO of Aneurisk, Inc.

Joined July 2012
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Four bucks in velvet were in the meadow below our house yesterday. The big boy was having a raging sneezing attack and I couldn’t stop laughing. He was sneezing so badly he didn’t snort at me & run away like he often does. What does a buck do when he has bad allergies/hay fever?
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Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration. More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸
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Well, you don’t see this every day.
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What’s really happening inside endometriosis tissue? New research is giving scientists a clearer look. Magee‑Womens investigators Dr. Nicole M. Donnellan and Dr. David G. Peters are co‑authors on a new study in @OUPAcademic Molecular Human Reproduction that breaks down endometrial samples at the cell level. The research shows that endometriosis tissue has a very different mix of cell types and DNA‑methylation patterns compared to healthy tissue — a hidden “cell signature” that may help explain how the disease develops and why it behaves differently in each person. These insights could one day support earlier detection and better, more targeted treatments for those living with endometriosis. Read more: bit.ly/42gistP #MageeWomens #MWRI #WomensHealth
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Give me a starting 22 made up of Pitt’s all-time greatest players, and I’ll beat your all-time team—pro or college—any day of the week. Only real debate: who lines up next to Tony Dorsett in the backfield? #H2P

ALT running back football GIF by Pitt Panthers

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So we can put a man on the moon, and send Artemis II deeper in space than any humans have gone, but this is the best video we can broadcast live of the crew coming out of Integrity after splashdown?
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Welcome home #ArtemisII crew! Great job #Integrity and the thousands of brilliant individuals involved to make this happen. #NASA
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Fun fact There are 36 million Americans of Irish descent and only 5 million people currently living in Ireland. If your ancestors lived in Ireland in the 1800s, you are 9 times more likely to live in the USA than Ireland. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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I’ve flown thousands of flights from PIT and this is a first. The jetway wheels were frozen to the tarmac and further delayed for de-icing our already-delayed flight. Like Forrest’s box of chocolates, with March in Pittsburgh you never know what you’re going to get. @PITairport
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Happy Pi Day everyone! Always a fun day at #Pitt!
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Never noticed this name getting cut in “Miracle” 🇺🇸 🥇
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"If we played them ten times, they might win nine. But not this game, not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight we shut them down because we can. Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world." - Herb Brooks, today in 1980
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I can’t think of another sporting victory that brings the country together like a US Olympic hockey gold medal. And we got two!
From one 🏅 brotherhood to another… In 1980 we shocked the world. In 2026, you reminded us what @USAHockey is all about. Pressure. Pride. Belief.
 You carried it all & you finished the job. Congrats! Welcome to the club, Champions. 🇺🇸🥇 It’s a bond that lasts a lifetime!
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This is amazing
Someone delivered the Herb Brooks speech at Harry’s Taproom in Ambler during the 3rd intermission before USA beat Canada in overtime for the gold 🇺🇸
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And just like that, Mike Sullivan, the head coach fired by the Penguins less than a year ago, is now a US legend, coaching an Olympic Gold Medal winning US hockey team. Sully joins only the great Herbie Brooks (another Penguins coach) and Jack Riley in that exclusive club.
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Hard to believe it has been 40 years today since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It is one of those days for which I will never forget exactly where I was when I heard the news.
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Pittsburgh’s force field was activated nicely at the beginning of Winter Storm #Fern but was eventually overwhelmed.
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 The world’s smallest checked bag. (In my personal observation to date).
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Aaron Donald is returning to Pitt to be this week's guest picker and have his jersey retired 😤 @AaronDonald97
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