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Get Your PhD @PittBioSci @PittBioSci

Department of Biological Sciences, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Joined March 2017
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Pitt Bio Outreach@pittbiooutreach
12 Jul 2024
Tune in tomorrow, Saturday July 13th, at 10:35am to the Saturday Light Brigade radio show! Members of our Gene Team will be sharing their experiences this summer! We are so proud of them and are thrilled that some of them will be telling their stories on the radio.
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University of Pittsburgh@PittTweet
5 Jun 2024
Congratulations to Tera Levin, assistant professor at @PittBioSci, for being named a 2024 PATH Investigator by @BWFund! 🎉 She'll receive $500K over 5 years to advance her research on the evolution of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions. pitt.ly/4aMnNuC
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STEM PUSH Network@STEMPushNetwork
29 May 2024
Now a junior in the Swanson School of Engineering, former Gene Team student, Oday Abushaban, credits his pre-college STEM experience with his post-secondary STEM success now. ow.ly/vyiG50RZkNm @PittTweet @PittEngineering @pittbiooutreach #STEM #Engineering #CollegeAccess

Pittsburgh high schoolers spend a summer engaged in STEM through this Pitt program

Students learn more than just lab work through Pitt Bio Outreach, which also provides mentoring as they prepare for college and fosters community connections.

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Pitt Bio Outreach@pittbiooutreach
29 Apr 2024
🚨Big news: Gene Team has earned a first-of-its kind accreditation through @MSAaccredited, elevating the value of out-of-school experiences in student success! @STEMPushNetwork @PittDietrich @PittTweet
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Pitt Bio Outreach@pittbiooutreach
5 Jul 2023
The Gene Team had a very busy day of experiments! They are working on a project from the @RZ_Lab to identify bacteria from frog slime and test if it can inhibit fungal growth. They’ve already made great progress and we can’t wait to see all of their data and conclusions!
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There are 8 hours left to give! Donations will support initiatives such as undergrad research, travel for underrepresented undergrads to national meetings, and K-12 outreach efforts
Get Your PhD @PittBioSci@PittBioSci
21 Feb 2023
Today is Pitt’s Day of Giving! Consider donating to support the Department of Biological Sciences! pittdayofgiving.com/campaign…
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Today is Pitt’s Day of Giving! Consider donating to support the Department of Biological Sciences! pittdayofgiving.com/campaign…
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Latinx and Hispanic heritage month is September 15th through October 15th!Check out these resources and events!
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This week is suicide prevention week. Please check out these resources available
Save the date: @PittTweet Diversity Forum is July 25-28. For more information, visit diversity.pitt.edu/events/di…
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Rainbow Alliance@rainbowatpitt
15 Mar 2022
Rainbow Alliance’s LGBTQIA Pride Week is March 20-26th! There’s a different event almost every single day so check out the full schedule below, especially our speaker event with actor and activist Indya Moore! #rainbowatpitt
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University of Pittsburgh@PittTweet
25 Oct 2021
RIBBiTR, a new Pitt-hosted institute funded by a $12.5 million National Science Foundation grant, will research frogs and toads bouncing back after a catastrophic brush with disease. 🐸 Full story: bit.ly/3ELy9Ms
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Hear Dr. Walt Carson discuss deer and invasive species are devouring Pennsylvania’s forests wesa.fm/science/2021-10-09/w…

Deer and invasive species are devouring Pennsylvania’s forests

Two researchers are concerned about the future of Pennsylvania forests if nothing is done to address invasive species and the growing deer population.

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Jess Stephenson (Jess@ecoevo.social)@jessfstep
13 Sep 2021
Join @PittBioSci!! We are #hiring 2 assistant profs #TenureTrack in computational biology, broadly writ. Do you use data?! Apply! Particularly if you're excited about modelling or the evolutionary genomics of species interactions... :) DM me with any Qs! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersect…
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@LaBonneLaB@labonnelab
2 Sep 2021
pls R/T My Dept is hiring a #newPI using quantitative approaches to address fundamental questions and/or emergent phenomena in biology. Come join an outstanding highly collaborative research community in awesome Chicagoland! tinyurl.com/535pcv4h

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Giant Jenga at the PittBioSci retreat! With @Exp_EvoEco and @tera_levin
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Gettin started with the @PittBioSci retreat! First in a long while! First up: real time poster sessions. “Prizes are not substantial but they EXIST!”
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We still have space in our Hot Metal Bridge Post-baccalaureate fellowship program! The deadline has been extended, and we will be reviewing applications as we receive them until July 31st.  asgraduate.pitt.edu/hot-meta… for more information or contact cori.zawacki@pitt.edu
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Pitt Bio Outreach@pittbiooutreach
6 Mar 2021
Check out our article in @NSTA Science Scope highlighting the inquiry-driven module we created with the @RZ_Lab, Ectotherm ER: Frogs Under the Weather, connecting amphibian decline with climate change nsta.org/science-scope/scien…

Ectotherm ER: Frogs Under the Weather

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The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh has post-baccalaureate fellowships available for students from traditionally-underrepresented groups. Applications due 4/2/2021. diversity.as.pitt.edu/hot-me…
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