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Asthe@pitteyeresidentsaccountsaidonInstagram,"Weareveryfortunatetohavematched suchanoutstandinggroup."
Congratulationstothe DepartmentofOtolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgery onitsplacement intherecentlyreleased2025NIHrankings!
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AdevicecalledPRIMAisaneyeprosthesisthathas beendevelopedtohelppatientswithadvanced,agerelateddegenerativeeyediseases.Pairedwithexternal glasses,atinychipthatissurgicallyplacedunderthe retinaishelpingpeoplewhoarelegallyblindseeagain.
Congratulationsto AnthonySt.Leger,PhD ,whose paperwillbepublishedinCellReportsonMarch5.Itis abouthowtheOcularMicrobiomeandImmunity Laboratoryengineeredaneye-colonizingbacteriumto deliveraregulatorycytokinethatspedupwoundhealing inthecornea.Apatentisissuedonthistechnologyas well.ThisworkisadirectresultoftheHillmanChallenge Grant.
Robot-AssistedSurgeryfor CochlearImplantation
StartinginMarch,theDepartmentof Otolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgerywillbe offeringrobotic-assistedsurgeryforcochlear implantationatMercy/Shadyside.
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GilbertFamilyFoundationGrant toHelpCombatBlindness CausedbyNF1
TheUniversityofPittsburghandtheEye& EarFoundationofPittsburghhavereceived a$2,182,900multiyeargrantfromtheGilbert FamilyFoundationtosupportthe organization’sVisionRestorationInitiative (VRI),whichaimstopreventblindness causedbymutationsinthe neurofibromatosistype1(NF1)gene.The awardispartofabroader,multidisciplinary initiativebytheGilbertFamilyFoundationto advancetransformativevisionresearchand fostercollaborationamong15leading researchcenters.
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MappingPathogenContributions toAging:ACollaborativeProject
AmajorresearchgrantfromtheRichard KingMellonFoundationbringstogether threeinstitutionstolaunchanew collaborativeprojectcalled“Mapping PathogenContributionstoAging.”
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CongratulationstoNoelJabbour,MD,MS, FACS!HewillbeinductedasaFellowofthe TriologicalSocietyattheannualinduction ceremonythisAprilduringthe128thAnnual COSMMeetinginPhoenix,AZ.Thiswelldeservedhonorrecognizeshiscontributions tothefield,includinghisthesis,TheFour SkillsofSurgery:AFeedbackToolin ResidencyEducation,whichadvanceshow surgicaltrainingandfeedbackare approachedinresidencyprograms.
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