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Scientists in Pittsburgh work to prevent next pandemic
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Inside labs in Pittsburgh, researchers are cracking the code to save lives now and in the future.
While the COVID-19 virus wreaked havoc, scientists here and across the...
Decoy proteins could protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus
A $14.5 million grant from the Department of Defense will help Pitt researchers study the emerging threat of a type of mosquito-borne virus capable of triggering serious brain infections.
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Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research is the place to go to learn about pandemic preparedness
Sen. Bob Casey visited Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) Friday morning to learn about what it takes to be prepared for a pandemic. COVID-19 surely isn’t over, but Congress is already...
Award-winning virologist Paul Duprex wants the best and brightest working on vaccines
On Sept. 22, the Carnegie Science Center announced award recipients for the 25th annual Carnegie Science Awards — a celebration of innovation in scientific study. Paul Duprex and the University of...
Behind the scenes of Antony Blinken’s campus visit
So, what research was Secretary of State Antony Blinken privy to during...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research
On a Sept. 30, 2021, visit to the University of Pittsburgh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised Pitt scientists for contributing to the fight against COVID-19.
“Biomedical...
Pitt Virologists Teach Kids about Vaccines
Styrofoam balls, pipe cleaners, balloons, stickers.
Virus research doesn’t usually look quite like this.
But on Saturday, Aug. 14, scientists from the University...
Chasing Covid
CHASING COVID takes us inside the lab of Pitt's Center for Vaccine Research, where Dr. Paul Duprex, Director and Jonas Salk Chair, and his team work to defeat COVID-19 — and where they continue to...
Pittsburgh vaccine heroes then and now
On April 12, 1955, church bells rang, factory whistles blew, and children were let out of school as newspapers around the world declared “Victory over polio.” That day, the new polio vaccine...
How coronavirus variants could outsmart vaccines
In a recurring pattern of evolution, SARS-CoV-2 evades immune responses by selectively deleting small bits of its genetic sequence, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh...
Lethal brain infections in mice thwarted by decoy molecule
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a molecule that protects mice from brain infections caused by Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a...
Pitt researchers discover llama ‘nanobodies’ are powerful new coronavirus treatment
Llamas could be the new key to helping humans fight the coronavirus. According to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, medical researchers have discovered a way to extract “tiny but...
How do vaccines get approved for mass distribution? Doctors explain
NBC News medical contributor Dr. John Torres pulls back the curtain on the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine and gives an in-depth look into the vaccine development process. He also talks...
How You Will Know if a Coronavirus Vaccine Is Safe and Effective
For people around the world whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic, one major development could help make gathering in crowded locations okay again: a safe and effective vaccine...