University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Graduate Studies

The University has long been regarded as a leader in academic research and a premier destination for those who continue to shape the future of biomedical science. In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as number 13 for Research in the United States. With nearly 70 percent of the University's overall research funding dedicated to health sciences, the School of Medicine has significantly invested in renewed infrastructure for research disciplines such as developmental, cellular, structural, and computational and systems biology — as well as recruitment for first-class faculty. The University belongs to the American Association of Universities, an organization of 62 leading Public and Private Research Universities in the United States and Canada.

Areas of research emphasis within the School of Medicine include:

Drug discovery and design
Cell signaling
Transplantation immunology
Tumor immunology
Digestive disease
Stem cell biology
Regenerative medicine
Cancer biology and therapy
Virology / gene therapy
Bioinformatics and computational biology
Basic and clinical neuroscience
Infectious disease
Vaccine development
Hemostasis and vascular biology
Structural biology
Developmental biology
Clinical trials management