Tara Wilson Byrne joins the Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences as administrative assistant to research faculty. 

She will support research faculty with coordinating pre-award grant applications and submissions, managing initial activities of post-awards, assisting in manuscript preparation and other scheduling and logistics in regards to research. 

Byrne hails from the Department of Neurological Surgery, where she served as the administrative coordinator since 2016. She has worked with UPMC and Pitt since 1995.