The Ascending Star Award is an honor that recognizes highly productive, creative mid-career faculty members in the health sciences. As Ascending Stars, each of the awardees receives $25,000 in research support and presents a public lecture.

Elizabeth Krans, MD, founded the Pregnancy Recovery Center and created the Perinatal Addiction Consultation and Education Service at UPMC Magee Womens Hospital. She earned her MD from the University of Mississippi, and her research focuses on substance use disorder among women to better understand and develop protocols and solutions for challenges in women’s health services. Her lecture will take place on Friday, September 29.

Livestream: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/97506970747