Video: Transforming Pittsburgh

Leadership

• Carnegie Mellon University
  
  President Jared L. Cohon
• University of Pittsburgh
  
  Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg
• UPMC
  
  President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey A. Romoff

Collaborations

Carnegie Mellon, Pitt, and UPMC have collaborated on more than 500 projects in the past decade, many of them resulting in pathbreaking research and innovations that have significantly raised the quality of life in the region and beyond. Here are some of the most notable:

• Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
  Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, UPMC
  Provides regional life sciences start-ups with resources to deliver biomedical innovations to the marketplace more quickly and efficiently.
• University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
  UPMC, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon
  The only National Cancer Institute-designated center in the region and includes more than 625 specialists in cancer prevention, early detection, therapeutic discovery, survivorship, and end-of-life care.
• McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
  Pitt, UPMC
  Pioneers ways to repair tissues and organs damaged by disease, trauma, or congenital abnormalities.
• Quality of Life Technology Center
  Carnegie Mellon, Pitt
  Uses information and robotic technologies to help people with their everyday needs and, in particular, help older adults and people with disabilities live independently.
• Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI)
  UPMC, Pitt
  Researches women’s and infants’ health, the first such center in the country.
• Pittsburgh Mind and Body Center (PMBC)
  Carnegie Mellon, Pitt
  Investigates how mind and body interactions affect health, including brain, heart, and immune system functioning.

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