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Welcome to Pitt’s iLab System!

Pitt’s iLab is integrated with our single sign-on and billing systems, linking faculty and staff grants to reserved time and services.

As of October 2025, we have 33 shared research facilities online and expect to have 38 by the end of 2025!  

Important: The department field for all Pitt employees has been standardized using a naming convention. Please do not modify this field, as it is essential for building templates that enable automated reporting.

Please review our new Shared Facilities webpage and the iLab training material available in the “Using Core Facilities” section.

Save the Date: iLab User Group Meeting

Date: Friday March 27, 2026

Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00PM

Location: The University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Join us for a full day of learning, networking, and collaboration in partnership with Agilent and aligned with the Annual ABRF Meeting.

Registration and full agenda coming January 2026!

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Core D Clinical Sciences (PITT)

Overview of Services

The University of Pittsburgh Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is an outpatient clinical trials research unit devoted to the study of experimental treatments and tests for HIV infection and its complications. The CRU, previously the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit or ACTU, began conducting HIV/AIDS clinical trials in 1986 and has since acquired broad experience in Phase I-IV studies from NIH, industry, and investigator-driven studies. As a Rustbelt CFAR Core D partner, the Pitt CRU provides rapid access to existing clinical data and repository samples, on-demand acquisition of fresh biologic samples, including hard-to-acquire tissue samples, regulatory support, database development, and community outreach. Personalized services are provided to identify and obtain the most appropriate services for each project. A complete list of services is available on the "Request Services" tab in iLab.

Leadership

 

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Jamie Fullerton and Jen Sullivano

Clinical Sciences Core D is led by Directors Jeffrey Jacobson of CWRU and Sharon Riddler of Pitt.

Location and hours of operation

Hours      Location

Monday-Friday
7:00 am - 3:30 pm

     3520 Fifth Avenue
     Suite 510
     Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Links and Resources

  1. https://www.rustbeltcfar.org/about/leadership/cores/core-d-clinical-sciences

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Sharon Riddler, MD
Director, Clinical Core
 

 
riddler@pitt.edu
 
3520 Fifth Avenue Suite 510 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Amanda Saylor, MPPM
Program Leader, Clinical Core
 

 
ajz13@pitt.edu
 
3520 Fifth Avenue Suite 510 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 

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