Research opportunities for BMP students are available in the following laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh. Students are encouraged to discuss research plans with their advisors and contact the heads of the laboratories to discuss research projects, time commitment, and mutual expectations.
Prior to starting research in a laboratory, you are required to review and complete the University of Pittsburgh Researcher Trainings and consult with the Primary Investigator.
Laboratories marked with an asterisk (*) have expressed explicit interest in BMP students.
Research Opportunities
Investigator |
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Research Topic |
| Imad Al Ghouleh | Cardiology | Pulmonary Hypertnesion |
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Radiology |
PET radiopharmaceuticals for imaging of cancer |
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Cell Biology |
Molecular basis of ER sorting and exit |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Neuronal control of the urinary bladder |
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| Juliane Beier | Gastroenterology | Environmental chemical/diet interaction in liver disease |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Mechanisms of vascular inflammation and remodeling |
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Cell Biology |
Regulation of ENaC trafficking |
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Cell Biology |
Regulation of K+ channel trafficking |
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Cell Biology |
Regulation of dynamic changes in membrane organization |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Pharmacology of anti-inflammatory electrophilic lipids |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
PDZ proteins in regulation of parathyroid hormone receptor |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Role of cellular senescence in cancer |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Anti-inflammatory therapy for asthma and bioactive lipids |
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Cell Biology |
Inositol lipid regulation of membrane homeostasis in health and disease |
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Anesthesiology |
Genetics and epigenetics of alcoholism |
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Cell Biology |
Development of cell polarity |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Post-translational modifications of proteins in cancer |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Epigenetic changes in breast cancer |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
GABA receptor trafficking and signaling |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Signaling mechanism of mTOR |
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Environmental and Occupational Health |
Pathological roles of free radicals and ROS |
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Cell Biology |
Molecular mechanisms of cardiomyocyte adhesion |
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Cell Biology |
Gap junction signaling and cellular communication |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Endocrine responses in breast cancer |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Role of NADPH oxidases in the vasculature |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Progressive neurological and neuromuscular disorders |
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| Dipa Pradhan | Hematology/Oncology; Pittsburgh Liver Research Center | Molecular mechanism of Sickle cell hepatic crisis |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
G protein-coupled receptor signaling |
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| Jami Saloman | Medicine | Neural and neuroimmune regulation of pain and cancer |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Cancer chemoprevention |
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Cell Biology |
Regulation of receptors and transporters by endocytosis |
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| *Laura Stabile | Pharmacology and Chemical Biology | Cancer pharmacology, pharmacology of cell and organ systems, signal transduction |
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Cell Biology |
Regulation of vascularization in the liver |
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Neurology |
Role of ion transporters in neurodegeneration |
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Cell Biology |
Molecular basis of clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
DNA repair and mitochondria in cancer |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
GPCR signaling in endosomes and mitochondria |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
PKD function in cancer |
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Cell Biology |
Optical imaging in the immune system |
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| *Rebecca Watters | Musculoskeletal Oncology Laboratory | Metastatic breast cancer, Osteosarcoma |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Hormone receptors, drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters |
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Pharmacology and Chemical Biology |
Anticancer therapies; Oncogenic stem cells; Cell death regulators |