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The 2024-2026 picture for University of Pittsburgh Department of Bioengineering is a 93-PI network with 76 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (35% of slots across 65 PIs; 65 labels), Cognitive Neuroscience as the leading subfield (8% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies as the leading topic (2% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Helmet T. Karim (12.2 weighted works; Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research). The strongest pairings are David J. Schaeffer and Afonso C. Silva (13 shared works, weight 5.3). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 19.5, around Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, led by Helmet T. Karim, Xinyan Tracy Cui, Takashi D.Y. Kozai.