Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) is committed to providing an outstanding training environment and research experience in reproductive biology and development to graduate students from all Health Sciences Schools of the University of Pittsburgh.

In the intermingled environments of the University of Pittsburgh and the UPMC health system, MWRI graduate students have a unique opportunity to participate in the process of pursuing fundamental reproductive sciences research and translating bench discoveries to the bedside to improve patient care.

In addition to focused laboratory research, outstanding coursework, and enriching classroom education, MWRI graduate students will participate in small group journal clubs as well as the weekly Work in Progress (WIP) seminar series. In these venues, students will learn to understand, present, and critique research from various biomedical disciplines. Graduate students will conduct research, analyze data, and assemble results for presentation in manuscripts and at national/international meetings. They will also have the opportunity to meet internationally renowned researchers who have influenced the fields of reproductive medicine and women’s and infants’ health. Eligible scholars conducting their thesis work within the laboratories of MWRI’s primary investigators may apply for the MWRI Fellowship.

MWRI Investigators are members of several programs within the University of Pittsburgh, including:

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program (IBGP)

• Bryan Brown, PhD
• Donald DeFranco, PhD
• Valerian Kagan, PhD
• Adrian Lee, PhD
• Michael Morowitz, MD
• Carola Neumann, MD
• Steffi Oestereich, PhD
• Kyle Orwig, PhD
• Yoel Sadovsky, MD
• Gerald Schatten, PhD
• William Walker, PhD
• Judith Yanowitz, PhD
• Mei Zhang, PhD

Integrative Systems Biology

• Donald DeFranco, PhD
• Liza Konnikova, MD
• Adrian Lee, PhD
• Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
• Kyle Orwig, PhD
• Yoel Sadovsky, MD
• Judy Yanowitz, PhD

Physician Scientist Training Program

• Lan Coffman, MD, PhD
• Carolyn Coyne, PhD
• Donald De Franco, PhD
• Adrian Lee, PhD
• Mellissa Mann, PhD
• Pamela Moalli, MD, PhD
• Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
• Kyle Orwig, PhD
• James Roberts, MD
• Yoel Sadovsky, MD
• Judith Yanowitz, PhD

Medical Scientist Training Program

• Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD
• J. Richard Chaillet, MD, PhD
• Lan Coffman, MD, PhD
• Carolyn Coyne, PhD
• Donald DeFranco, PhD
• Adrian Lee, PhD
• Pamela Moalli, MD, PhD
• Michael Morowitz, MD
• Steffi Oesterreich, PhD
• Kyle Orwig, PhD
• Ashok Panigrahy, MD
• James Roberts, MD
• Yoel Sadovsky, MD
• Sanjeev Shroff, PhD

Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH)

Environmental and Occupational Health

• Valerian Kagan, PhD

Epidemiology

• Lisa Bodnar, PhD
• Janet Catov, PhD
• Margaret Baldwin Conroy, PhD
• Catherine Haggerty, PhD
• Faina Linkov, PhD
• James Roberts, MD

Human Genetics

• Adrian Lee, PhD
• Michael Morowitz, MD
• David Peters, PhD
• Alexander Yatsenko, MD, PhD
• Svetlana Yatsenko, MD

School of Pharmacy

School of Pharmacy Graduate Programs

• Lisa C. Rohan, PhD
• Raman Venkataramanan, PhD

School of Engineering

School of Engineering Bioengineering Program

• Steven Abramowitch, PhD
• Bryan Brown, PhD
• Pamela Moalli, MD, PhD
• Sanjeev Shroff, PhD