What's New @ HSLS MolBio

AI-Native Tools to Support Scholarly Communication

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.

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Fall 2026 MBIS Class Schedule

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.

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Learn @ HSLS: R Bootcamp, Tuesdays, September 8-29

Tuesdays, September 8-29, 2026, 10-11:30 a.m., Online
Taught by Jenna Carlson

Participate in our very popular R Bootcamp for a deep dive into R programming. The bootcamp unfolds through a series of focused sessions that cover the entire data analysis process, from importing and cleaning data to sophisticated data manipulation and visualization techniques using the tidyverse package.

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Learn @ HSLS: Bulk RNA-seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench, September 9

Wednesday, September 9, 1-4 p.m., Online
Taught by Ansuman Chattopadhyay and Srilakshmi Chaparala
Register for Bulk RNA-seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench

This workshop teaches bulk RNA-Seq data analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench software.

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Important Notice: Wiley Open Access Agreement Nearing Annual Limit

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.

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Discover what HSLS MolBio can do for you!

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.

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