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Career Advisors

A Career Advisor is assigned when the student accepts a position in the MSTP to assist with choosing a rotation laboratory and to address any questions about the MSTP, Graduate Programs, and transitions.   The Career Advisor meets with the student upon matriculation into the MSTP and then meets with the advisee at least biannually to discuss student progress, plans, and any concerns.   Listed below are the current Career Advisors.

If you are a Career Advisor, log into the IDP website.

Advisor Email Program
Elias Aizenman, PhD redox@pitt.edu Neuroscience (CNUP)
Aaron Batista, PhD aaron.batista@pitt.edu Bioengineering
Sarah Berman, MD PhD bermans@upmc.edu Neuroscience (CNUP)
Timothy Billiar, MD billiartr@upmc.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Lisa Borghesi, PhD borghesi@pitt.edu Microbiology and Immunology 
Harvey Borovetz, PhD borovetzhs@upmc.edu Bioengineering
Craig Byersdorfer, MD, PhD craig.byersdorfer@chp.edu Microbiology and Immunology 
Judy Chang, MD, MPH chanjc@mail.magee.edu Clinical and Translational Science
Paula Clemens, PhD clempr@upmc.edu Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Keith Cook, PhD keicook@andrew.cmu.edu Biomedical Engineering (CMU)
Lance Davidson, PhD lad43@pitt.edu Bioengineering
Brian Davis, PhD bmd1@pitt.edu Neuroscience (CNUP)
Marie DeFrances, MD, PhD  defrancesmc@upmc.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Donald DeFranco, PhD dod1@pitt.edu Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
James Faeder, PhD faeder@pitt.edu Computational Biology
Robert Ferris, MD, PhD ferrisrl@upmc.edu Microbiology and Immunology 
JoAnne Flynn, PhD joanne@pitt.edu Microbiology and Immunology 
Steven Graham, MD, PhD sgra@pitt.edu Neuroscience (CNUP)
Angela Gronenborn, PhD amg100@pitt.edu Molecular Biophysics & Structural Biology
Teresa Hastings, PhD hasttx@upmc.edu Neuroscience (CNUP)
Andrew Hinck, PhD ahinck@pitt.edu Molecular Biophysics & Structural Biology
Lawrence Kane, PhD kane@pitt.edu Microbiology and Immunology 
Daniel Kaplan, MD, PhD dankaplan@pitt.edu Microbiology and Immunology 
Saleem Khan, PhD khan@pitt.edu Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Thomas Kleyman, MD kleyman@pitt.edu Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology
Corrine Kliment, MD, PhD Klimentcr2@upmc.edu Cellular & Molecular Pathology (CMP)
Janet Lee, MD leejs3@upmc.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
G. van Londen, MD vanlondenj@upmc.edu Hematology/Oncology
Joseph E. Losee, MD, FACS, FAAP jel35@pitt.edu Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Iva Miljkovic, MD, PhD, FAHA ivm1@pitt.edu Department of Epidemiology
Satdarshan (Paul) Monga, MD smonga@pitt.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, MD, PhD vishwajitnl@upmc.edu Human Genetics 
Dan Normolle, PhD dpn7@pitt.edu Graduate School of Public Health
Tim Oury, MD, PhD tdoury@pitt.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Caterina Rosano, MD rosanoc@edc.pitt.edu Epidemiology
Maria Rubio, MD, PhD mer@pitt.edu Neuroscience (CNUP)
Russell Schwartz, PhD ussells@andrew.cmu.edu Biological Sciences (CMU)
Gwendolyn Sowa, PhD sowaga@upmc.edu Bioengineering
Richard Steinman, MD, PhD steinman@pitt.edu Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Alan Sved, PhD sved@pitt.edu Neuroscience (CNUP)
Pei Tang, PhD ptang@pitt.edu Molecular Pharmacology
Nathan Urban, PhD nurban@pitt.edu Neuroscience
Kenneth Urish, MD, PhD ken.urish@gmail.com Bioengineering
Shyam Visweswaran, MD, PhD shv3@pitt.edu Biomedical Informatics
David W Volk, MD, PhD volkdw@upmc.edu Psychiatry
Yu-li Wang, PhD yuliwang@andrew.cmu.edu Biomedical Engineering (CMU)
Stephen Weber, PhD sweber@pitt.edu Chemistry
Kurt R. Weiss, MD weiskr@upmc.edu Orthopedic Surgery
Alan Wells, MD wellsa@upmc.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Sally Wenzel, MD swenzel@pitt.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Clayton Wiley, MD, PhD wiley1@pitt.edu Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Cecelia Yates, PhD cey4@pitt.edu Health Promotion & Development