George Gittes
Director · Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med
Credentials: · ·
History
- Present
Richard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research Center · UPMC Medical Education
- Present
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh · UPMC Medical Education
- Present
Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric Research Center · UPMC Medical Education
1994–1996- 1983–1987
- 1979–1983
Harvard College
Research
Developmental biology of the pancreas: a comprehensive review
Review · Developmental Biology · 2009 · Sole author · 333 citations
Gastroenterology · 2012 · 282 citations
M2 macrophages promote beta-cell proliferation by up-regulation of SMAD7
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2014 · Last of 11 authors · 271 citations
48 papers
- CS
30 papers
- BM
Babak Mehrara
24 papers
21 papers · 19 as a resident
- PS
21 papers · 21 as a resident
20 papers · 19 as a resident
- DS
20 papers
- ST
19 papers · 10 as a resident
Grants
- 2018–2025
Alpha Cell Conversion to Beta Cells in Non-Human Primates
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $3.4M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2019–2024
Chemical Pancreatectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $1.8M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2017–2022
Endogenous Alpha-to-Beta Cell Transdifferentiation in Diabetes
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $1.5M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- 2016–2020
EGF and TGF-β Signaling Synergy in β-Cell Proliferation
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $1.2M · University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh