STARTUP Participating Programs
- Dental
This program is open to all DMD students. The School of Dental Medicine has three major research centers: the Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, the Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, and the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia. Short term research mentors are available in the following research areas: Genetics, Tissue Engineering, Public Health/Epidemiology. Oral Cancer, Dental Informatics, and Physiology/Oral Function.
Contact:
Mary L. Marazita, PhD
Phone: 412-648-8380
Email: marazita@pitt.edu- Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
This short term program is open to students in clinical doctoral programs in the School of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences. Areas of research strength of potential faculty mentors in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences include: communication science and disorders (speech language pathology and audiology), health information management, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation science and technology; sports medicine and nutrition, and telerehabilitation.
Contact:
Ellen Cohn, PhD
Phone: 412-383-6609
Email: ecohn@pitt.edu- Medicine
This program is open to all MD students who are interested in enhancing their experience in multidisciplinary clinical and translational science. The School of Medicine research portfolio is very broad and encompasses virtually all areas of research in health and healthcare.
Contact:
Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH
Phone: 412-692-2360
Email: sas33@pitt.edu- Nursing
This program is open to students in the DNP program in the School of Nursing who are interested in increasing their multidisciplinary research skills. Areas of research strength of faculty mentors in the School of Nursing include critical illness, chronic disorders, women's health, adolescent health, genetics, and technology/Informatics.
Contact:
Judith A. Erlen, PhD, RN, FAAN
Phone: 412-624-1905
Email: jae001@pitt.edu- Pharmacy
This program is open to students in the PharmD program. The School of Pharmacy leads research in areas ranging from molecular genetics to human clinical research and patient care outcomes. The School of Pharmacy is home to several Centers, including Pharmacogenetics, Education and Drug Abuse Research (CEDAR), Pharmacodynamic Research, and Pharmacoinformatics and Outcomes Research, Cell Imaging, Neuroendocrinology and Drug Discovery. There is special expertise in critical illness, transplantation, addiction, infectious and cardiovascular disease.
Contact:
Samuel Poloyac, PharmD, PhD
Phone: 412-624-4595
Email: poloyac@pitt.edu- Public Health
This program is open to students enrolled in the DrPH program. The Graduate School of Public Health boasts a diverse faculty with research expertise in areas such as women's health, infectious diseases, epidemiology, human genetics, environmental health, aging, community health, and chronic diseases.
Contact:
Sandra Quinn, PhD
Phone: 412-624-3124
Email: squinn@cmh.pitt.edu
