Mcgowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Laura Niklason, MD, PhD. Dr. Niklason is the vice chair for research anesthesiology as well as a professor of anesthesiology and biomedical engineering at Yale University. Dr. Niklason discusses her research in arterial and lung tissue enginering and in whole organ engineering. For more information about Dr. Niklason, click [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Leonard I. Zon, MD. Dr. Zon is the Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Director of the Stem Cell Program, Children’s Hospital Boston. Dr. Zon discusses his research on the use of the zebrafish model for research into hematopoiesis and [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT. Dr. Ambrosio is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the co-director of the Clinical Translation/Rehabilitation Lab of the Stem Cell Research Center. Dr. Ambrosio discusses the upcoming symposium that aims to unite [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Eric Lagasse, PharmD, PhD.  Dr. Eric Lagasse is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology and the Director of the Cancer Stem Cell Center, a joint venture between the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Dr. Lagasse provides an update on his [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Cameron Riviere, PhD, who is an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Riviere discusses his research in control systems and robotic devices, and [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Maria Caruso. Ms. Caruso is the founder and director of Bodiography Contemporary Ballet and the director of the dance department at La Roche College. Ms. Caruso discusses the link between art and science as well as the important role regenerative medicine has played in her work. For Bodiography Contemporary [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Yadong Wang, PhD. Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wang discusses his research in tissue engineering and his focus on exploring means to translate cutting-edge materials innovations into clinical benefits. For more information about Dr. Wang, please click here. Host John [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Prashant N. Kumta, PhD. Dr. Kumta is the Edward R. Weidlein Chair at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering and is a professor in the Departments of BioEngineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Dr. Kumta discusses his tissue engineering research, focusing on [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Brandon Reines, DVM. Dr. Reines is a scientist and medical historian. He discusses the pioneering work of Dr. Robert Tuttle Morris, a surgeon who practiced in the late 19th century and who was years ahead of his time. He could be considered the grandfather of regenerative medicine. Host John [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Ms. Christine Knott. Ms. Knott is the Executive Director of Family House, a non-profit corporation operated by a voluntary board of directors that provides a special "home away from home" for patients and/or families who must travel to Pittsburgh for treatment of serious or life-threatening illnesses. Ms. Knott discusses [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Harvey Borovetz, Mr. Stephen Winowich, and Mr. Brian Williams. Dr. Borovetz and Mr. Winowich discuss the early days of Ventricular Assist Devices, and Mr. Williams recounts his experience as one of the pioneering patients. Dr. Borovetz is a professor and chair in the Department of Bioengineering at the [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Joanna Wysocka. Dr. Wysocka is Assistant Professor in both the Departments of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Developmental Biology at Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Wysocka discusses her research in identifying the molecular cause of the human disorder CHARGE, as well as the epigenetic basis of development [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Charleen Chu. Dr. Chu is Professor of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Chu discusses her research in Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. For more information about Dr. Chu, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Rocky Tuan.  Dr. Tuan is the Director of the Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine  Dr. Tuan discussed his research to regenerate and/or restore function to diseased and damaged musculoskeletal tissues. For more information about Dr. Tuan, click [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Thomas Starzl, MD, PhD.  Dr. Starzl is a professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and an expert in organ transplantation.  He is considered by most to be the “Father of Modern Transplantation.”  Dr. Starzl discusses the history of transplation as well as the five themes he has [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Peter DeComo.  Mr. DeComo is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ALung Technologies, Inc., a company which develops respiratory assist technologies that are expected to provide a better alternative to traditional, invasive respiratory support.  Mr. DeComo discusses the goal of ALung to advance lung replacement therapy as [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Stephen Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD, who is Professor in the Department of Surgery, deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Director of the Center for Pre-Clinical Tissue Engineering within the Institute, and Blair Jobe, MD, Associate Professor of surgery in the Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes W. P. Andrew Lee, MD.  Dr. Lee is Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and the director of the Hand Surgery Fellowship in the School of Medicine.   Dr. Lee discusses the successful hand transplants recently performed by him as well as what he [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Sam Rothstein.  Mr. Rothstein is a chemical engineering predoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Steven Little.  He discusses the lab’s research on the mechanics of controlled release and mathematical model-driven methodology.  He also discusses his plans for a new drug formulation company, ChroKnow Solutions. For more information about [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Gregory Schultz, PhD.  Dr. Schultz is Professor of Obstretrics and Gynecology in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida.  Dr. Schultz discusses his research on wound healing and the challenges presented by bacterial biofilms.  He also explains his current joint study, which evaluates bioburden and potential [...]