The 21st Safar Symposium a Smashing Success
The 21st Annual Safar Symposium was held at the University of Pittsburgh on April 25 and 26, 2024.
Microglial Breakthroughs in Longevity, Aging, and Senescence after TBI (MicroBLAST)
Dr. Amy Wagner, received a $6.7 million award from the Department of Defense’s CDMRP traumatic brain injury (TBI)-Psychological Health research program.
2024 Fink Scholar Abstract Winner
Caitlin McNamara, MD, current T32 fellow, received the award for best clinical research abstract.
T32 Scholar Dr. Michael Taylor Received the 2024 In Training Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Michael Taylor, MD received the 2024 In Training Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).
Courtney Robertson, MD gives the 21st Annual Distinguished Alumna Award Lecture
Dr. Robertson was a graduate of our pediatric critical care medicine training program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP) in 1999 and did research training at the Safar Center.
T32 Scholar Dr. Bailey Petersen Awarded 2-Year Early Investigator Seed Grant
T32 scholar Dr. Bailey Petersen was awarded a two-year Early Investigator Seed Grant from the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) to study the role of physical activity and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in neurobehavioral recovery from pediatric...
Safar Center investigators and collaborators receive two grants from the Chuck Noll Foundation
Two separate Safar Center investigators and their collaborating teams have received three-year awards from the Chuck Noll Foundation studying traumatic brain injury (TBI). First, Safar Center Associate Director Shaun Carlson, PhD, and Rangos Imaging Core...
Drs. Yijen Wu and Shaun Carlson awarded a Partnering PI grant from the Department of Defense
Dr. Yijen Wu (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Rangos Research Center Animal Imaging Core) and Dr. Shaun Carlson (Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Safar Center Associate Director) were awarded an Investigator-Initiated Research...
T32 Scholar Dr. Bailey Petersen Awarded Early Career Poster Award
T32 scholar Dr. Bailey Petersen was awarded the Early Career Poster Award for the Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Annual Conference.
CCM Department Celebrates the Retirement of Dr. Ann Thompson
Dr. Thompson will step down as Vice Dean at the end of the calendar year.
Safar Trainee Wins 2023 Anthony Marmarou Award at NNS Neurotrauma Conference in Austin
Jonathan Birabaharan MPBA, was honored at this year’s National Neurotrauma Society Conference in Austin.
Associate Director, Shaun Carlson, selected as a Mellon Scholar of the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research
Shaun Carlson, Ph.D., was selected as a Mellon Scholar of the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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