Mcgowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Kathryn Whitehead, PhD. Dr. Whitehead is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering (courtesy) at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Whitehead discusses her research in the oral delivery of nanomolecules. For more information about Dr. Whitehead, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Clifford Brubaker, PhD; Yoram Vodovotz, PhD; and Katherine Verdolini Abbott, PhD. Dr. Brubaker is the Dean and Professor of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Pittsburgh and a Professor of Neurological Surgery, Pitt’s School of Medicine, and a Professor in the Clinical and Translational [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Julie Phillippi, PhD. Dr. Phillippi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering. Dr. Phillippi discusses her research in aortic disease with the Thoracic Aortic Disease Research Laboratory. For more information [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Robert Bowser, PhD. Dr. Bowser is a Professor in the Divisions of Neurology and Neurobiology, and Director of Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Research Center, Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Bowser discusses his research in ALS. For more information about Dr. Bowser, click here. Host John Murphy. For more [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Frederick Schoen, MD, PhD. Dr. Schoen is a Senior Pathologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Professor of Pathology and Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School; and Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Schoen discusses his research in the tissue engineering of heart valves. For [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Richard J. Bodnar, PhD. Dr. Bodnar is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Pathology and a Research Biologist at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Dr. Bodnar discusses his work on angiogenesis and wound healing. For more information about Dr. Bodnar, click here. Host John [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Herbert Ray, DMD. Dr. Ray is an Assistant Professor of Endodontics and the Director, Graduate Endodontic Residency Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Ray discusses his work on dental pulp regeneration. For more information about Dr. Ray, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes David Borton, PhD. Dr. Borton is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Brown University as well as a Neuroengineer at the Swiss National Institute of Technology. Dr. Borton discusses his research on spinal injuries and regenerative rehabilitation. For more information about Dr. Borton, click here. Host John Murphy. For [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Bryan Brown, PhD.  Dr. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor with the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Brown discusses his research of treatments for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. For more information about Dr. Brown, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Bryan Brown, PhD.  Dr. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor with the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Brown discusses the upcoming 2014 McGowan Institute Summer School for undergraduates. For more information about Dr. Brown, click here. For more information about the Summer School, click here. Host [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Jörg Gerlach, MD, PhD.  Dr. Gerlach is a Professor with the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Gerlach discusses his “skin cell gun” and its applicability as well as other alternatives for burn therapy. For more information about Dr. Gerlach, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Linda Noble-Haeusslein, PhD.  Dr. Noble-Haeusslein is a Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and the Alvera L. Kan Endowed Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California-San Francisco. Dr. Noble-Haeusslein discusses her research in the neurobiology of traumatic injury to the central [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Glenn Prestwich, PhD.  Dr. Prestwich is the Presidential Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at The University of Utah. He is also the Director for two Utah Centers of Excellence for technology commercialization: Center for Cell Signaling, and the Center for Therapeutic Biomaterials. Dr. Prestwich discusses his experience in translating cutting edge research [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Michael Steketee, PhD.  Dr. Steketee is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, UPMC Eye Center and the Fox Center for Vision Restoration. Dr. Steketee discusses his research on tissue engineering and optic nerve regeneration. For more information about the Dr. Steketee, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Jeffrey Stern, MD, PhD.  Dr. Stern is  co-founder, Board Chair, and Director of Translational Research at the Neural Stem Cell Institute (NSCI) in Albany, New York. Dr. Stern discusses his research at NSCI, focusing on the retina. For more information about the Neural Stem Cell Institute, click here. Host John Murphy. [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Amy Nau, OD. Dr. Nau is  the Director of Optometric and Low Vision Services, UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology.  Dr. Nau discusses her research focusing on the Brainport vision assist device. For more information about Dr. [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Jonathan Cheetham, VetMB, PhD, DACVS. Dr. Cheetham is a Research Scientist in the Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Large Animal Surgery, at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Cheetham discusses his research focusing on restoring function in the larynx, nasopharynx and trachea using tissue engineering, reinnervation and functional electrical stimulation [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Andrew Duncan, PhD. Dr. Duncan is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology.  Dr. Duncan discusses his research in liver development, homeostasis, and regeneration. For more information about Dr. Duncan, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute Research [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Cedric Blanpain, MD, PhD. Dr. Blanpain is full professor of Stem Cell and Development Biology and investigator of the WELBIO (Walloon Excellence in Life Science and Biotechnology) at the IRIBHM, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB.)  Dr. Blanpain discusses his research in regulating stem cell fate decision during tissue homeostasis and repair [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Ravi V. Bellamkonda, PhD. Dr. Bellamkonda is the Carol Ann and David D. Flanagan Chair in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech, and he directs the Neurological Biomaterials and Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory. Dr. Bellamkonda discusses his research in cancer, wound healing, and nerve gap repair. For more information about Dr. Bellamkonda, click [...]