DiSCoBio Alumna Isha Das wins a 2019 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. According to NCWIT, awards recipients are selected for “aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing; leadership ability; academic history; and plans for post-secondary education.” During her time with DiSCoBio, she worked with Vineet Raghu in the Benos Lab. For more about Isha […]

DiSCoBio alumna Nicole Munne won a third place price this past Friday at the Covestro Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair (PRSEF). The fair, celebrating its 79th year, consists of open competition of research projects in the fields of science, mathematics and engineering and took place from March 23-24. Nicole will represent Covestro PRSEF at the […]

Congratulations to 2017 DiSCoBio alumna Nicole Munne for being selected as a 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar for her project, “Developing an in vitro Human Liver Model for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,” which was completed with her mentor, Dr. Larry Vernetti. Each scholar receives a $2,000 award with an additional $2,000 going to their […]

We would like to thank Leah Russell for her many years of excellent work in ensuring the success of the TECBio/DiSCoBio Program. Her tireless efforts in development, promotion, and organization have been an integral part in bringing the program to fruition each year. We wish her the best of luck as she moves on to […]

We strive to give our students a true research experience in computational and systems biology. We also use a tiered mentoring framework where the students have the opportunity to interact with peers from all levels of the university environment (professors, research associates, postdoctoral scholars, Ph.D. students, undergraduate researchers). When asked what they enjoyed about the […]

Congratulations to Nicole Munne for her first place award for DiSCoBio at the UPCI Academy Poster Session!

Congratulations to Lindsay Caprio (DiSCoBio 2014) and Keanu Davis (DiSCoBio 2015) who were co-authors on a paper accepted in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics with their mentor, Dr. Andreas Vogt. Kaltenmeier CT, Vollmer LL, Vernetti LA, Caprio L, Davis K, Korotchenko VN, Day BW, Tsang M, Hulkower KI, Lotze MT, Vogt A (2017) A […]

2013 DiSCoBio Graduate (Koes Lab), Charles Yuan, represented Mount Lebanon High School in Hometown High Q on April 25, 2015. See the video: http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/11478112-hometown-high-q-april-25-2015-part-1/  

2014 DiSCoBio student, Michael Signorelli, has had success submitting his summer project into the Rutgers Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. He was chosen to present his work in their poster session and also the Jersey Shore Science Fair. He earned first place in his category at the JSSF and will continue to the Delaware Valley Science Fair. […]