A new website is coming for Falk Library of the Health Sciences! All Health Sciences students, staff, and faculty are invited to participate in community feedback activities to help guide the redesign.
Join the Community Brainstorm
Visit the library website for a quick refresher and then share your thoughts on two questions via Padlet or in-person at one of our brainstorm boards, which are available in the following locations:
- Falk Library, on the Mezzanine in Alan Magee Scaife Hall
- Salk Hall, in the 4th floor Atrium
- Thomas E.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 1-4 p.m., Online
Taught by Srilakshmi Chaparala
Register for Transcriptome Analysis – From GEO Data Mining to Submission
This workshop is designed to equip participants with essential skills in locating and analyzing gene expression studies using the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 11 a.m.-noon
Taught by Jonah McAllister-Erickson
Register for Helping Researchers Succeed – Navigating Scientific Publishing and AI Responsibly
Publishing research is one of the most important ways to share scientific discoveries, build visibility, and support career growth.
Fridays, November 6-20, 2-3:30 p.m., Online
Taught by Alexis Cenname
Join us for our Python Bootcamp, a comprehensive introduction to Python programming. Mirroring the approach of its R counterpart, the bootcamp unfolds through a sequence of dedicated sessions that encompass the data analysis workflow.
Discover a new suite of AI-powered research tools developed at HSLS. These tools were built to support the Pitt research community with AI-assisted literature discovery, citation auditing, paper summarization, quality assessment, and scientific visualization planning.
Built with Claude Sonnet 5 through the University of Pittsburgh’s licensed Claude for Education platform, the tools are available to Pitt faculty, staff, and students through Pitt Passport single sign-on.
This term’s lineup offers a diverse range of contemporary bioinformatics topics, including workshops on leveraging Proofig AI for your research, and our popular Python and R Bootcamp series. When you register for a workshop, you will receive links to associated materials.
The University of Pittsburgh’s Open Access Agreement with Wiley is nearing its annual limit on the number of articles eligible for APC-free (article processing charge-free) open access publishing. Eligibility is based on the date an article is accepted for publication, not the date it is submitted.
Whether you are new to MolBio or a longtime subscriber to our blog, we want you to know about the comprehensive range of services offered by our team. Watch this new 5-minute video for an overview of the services we offer to the Pitt research community.