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University of Pittsburgh Department of Immunology in 2015-2017 reads as a 50-PI network with 105 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Immunology and Microbiology as the leading field (40% of slots across 38 PIs; 38 labels), Immunology as the leading subfield (35% of slots across 38 PIs; 38 labels), and Immune Cell Function and Interaction as the leading topic (11% of slots across 16 PIs; 16 labels). That is promising: collaboration is not just one large hairball, and the leading breakdown groups cover 21 PIs across distinct clusters. The leading PI names are David K. C. Cooper (21.8 weighted works; Xenotransplantation and immune response, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes). The most visible ties are Olivera J. Finn and Jason Lohmueller (6 shared works, weight 5.5). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 16.3, around Immunology, Oncology, Emergency Medical Services, led by Robert L. Ferris, Sarah L. Gaffen, Simon C. Watkins; group 2 with 8 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 14.8, around Immunology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, led by David K. C. Cooper, Angus W. Thomson, Hēth Turnquist.