Carola A. Neumann, M.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Institute and a Vissiting Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology. She received her MTA (comparable to baccalaureate degree) as Medical Technical Research Assistant, Naturwissenschaftliches Technikum Landau, i.d. Pfalz, Germany, 1989, and her Medical Degree from Ludwig-Maximilian's University, Medical School, Munich, Germany, 1997. Dr. Neumann spent several years as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, specializing in Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, prior to joining the faculty of UPMC. Dr. Neumann is dedicated to her career in cancer research and is widely published in the field. She is a principal investigator on the BRIDGE research project. Her scholarly interests include Breast cancer, cell signaling and Peroxiredoxin.