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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Gender diversity leads to better science<span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#333333"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnas.org%2Fcontent%2F114%2F8%2F1740.full.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Cweisz%40pitt.edu%7Cb1df59e97d9b4236e41c08d45cc16b0f%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1&sdata=2Tc5i7s4v5SV1EOF0Eg%2BCu%2BD3Hg%2F3cJvEUvxX8XjGVg%3D&reserved=0">http://www.pnas.org/content/114/8/1740.full.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">_____________________________________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Ora A. Weisz, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Department of Medicine</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Associate Dean for Faculty Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Excellence, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Renal-Electrolyte Division | 978.1 Scaife Hall | 3550 Terrace St. | Pittsburgh PA 15261<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Tel: 412-383-8891 | Email: <a href="mailto:weisz@pitt.edu">
<span style="color:blue">weisz@pitt.edu</span></a> | website: weisz2.dept-med.pitt.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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