McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine: Recent Episodes
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine presents “Regenerative Medicine Today,” an audio podcast series that features interviews with scientists and clinicians addressing new therapies, where the primary strategy is to repair/replace tissue and organs that have been damaged by disease or trauma, vs. the classical approach used today to treat the symptoms of the insult to the body. Also included are patient interviews where regenerative medicine helped to address their affliction.
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Ms. Julia Hart. Ms. Hart is the supervisor of the Histology Core Laboratory for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Ms. Hart discusses her work in processing, embedding, cutting, and staining of histology samples for laboratories across the University of Pittsburgh. To access the photos referenced in the podcast, [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Shawn Bengtson. Mr. Bengtson is the Quality Systems Manager at the McGowan Institute, implementing a Quality Systems Program supporting the Center’s Preclinical Studies. Mr. Bengtson discusses his work in Quality Management Systems and how it differs from Good Lab Practices. For more information about Mr. Bengtson, click here. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Mo Ebrahimkhani. Dr. Ebrahimkhani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. He is also a member of the Division of Experimental Pathology and the Pittsburgh Liver Research Center. Dr. Ebrahimkhani discusses his research in systems and synthetic biology-based approaches to [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Rory Cooper. Dr. Cooper is FISA & Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Professor and Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, and professor of Bioengineering, Physical Med & Rehab, and Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). Dr. Cooper is Founding Director and VA [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alan Wells. Dr. Wells is the Thomas J. Gill III Professor of Pathology and the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wells discusses his research in the conditions of dysregulated responses. For more information about Dr. Wells, click here. Host John [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Michael Boninger. Dr. Boninger is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. He discusses his research in the development and application of assistive, rehabilitative, and regenerative technologies. For more information about Dr. Boninger, click here. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Antonio D'Amore. Dr. D'Amore is a Research Assistant Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh and a group leader and head of the cardiac tissue engineering program at Fondazione RiMED. He discusses his research in cardiac tissue engineering as well as his [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Stephen Badylak. Dr. Badylak shares the progress that has been made in treating volumetric muscle loss due to traumatic events using a novel tissue engineering methodology. He discusses the current clinical trial and the procedure to investigate eligibility to enroll in the trial. To explore eligibility and [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Urszula Zdanowicz. Dr. Zdanowicz is a knee and ankle surgeon with a focus on arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery at the Carolina Medical Center, Orthopaedic and Sports Traumatology Department, a part of the LUX MED Group, which is the leading healthcare provider in Poland. Dr. Zdanowicz discusses her work [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Harvey Borovetz. Dr. Borovetz is a Distinguished Professor and former Chair (2002-2013) in the Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, the Robert L. Hardesty Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, a Professor of Chemical and [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Stephen Badylak. Dr. Badylak is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Deputy Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM), and Director of the Center for Pre-Clinical Tissue Engineering within the Institute. Dr. Badylak discusses his project focusing on using artificial intelligence to aid in [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Ms. Christine Kretz and Dr. William Wagner. Ms. Kretz is the Vice President of Programs and Partnerships for the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory. Dr. Wagner is Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine as well as Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Chemical Engineering, and Bioengineering at the University [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio. Dr. Ambrosio is the Director of Rehabilitation for UPMC International and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ambrosio discusses the International Consortium of Regenerative Rehabilitation as well as her research in extracellular vesicles and their effects on [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. George Hussey. Dr. Hussey is an Assistant Professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pathology. Dr. Hussey discusses his research in clinical translation of extracellular matrix (ECM)-based materials for functional tissue reconstruction. For more information about Dr. Hussey, please click here. Host John Murphy. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Heth Turnquist. Dr. Turnquist is an Associate Professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, T.E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Immunology. Dr. Turnquist discusses his research in regulatory cell networks in transplantation. For more information about Dr. Turnquist, please [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Partha Roy. Dr. Roy is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Cell Biology, and Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Roy discusses his research in directed cell migration and actin-binding proteins (ABPs). For more information about Dr. Roy, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. Eric Lagasse and Michael Hufford. Dr. Lagasse is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, and a founder of Lygenesis, an organ regeneration company enabling a patient's own lymph nodes to be used as bioreactors to regrow functioning ectopic organs. Dr. Hufford is Co-Founder and CEO at [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Samira Kiani. Dr. Kiani is an Associate Professor, Liver Research Center, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Kiani discusses her research in gene editing as well as her work with the organization, Tomorrow.Life. For more information about Dr. Kiani, please click here. For more information about [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Juliana Blum Dr. Blum is the Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Corporate Development of Humacyte, a clinical-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable bioengineered human tissue at a commercial scale. Dr. Blum discusses her work at Humacyte, focusing on the development and manufacture of bioengineered human tissues. This podcast was recorded in conjunction with the Journal [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Neill Turner Dr. Turner is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Turner discusses his research in tissue engineering and wound healing. For more information about Dr. Turner, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Keith Kaufman. Mr. Kaufman suffered a motorcycle accident in 2002. Mr. Kaufman discusses his regenerative medicine treatment and recovery. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute Research Site McGowan Institute Patient Site McGowan Institute on Facebook McGowan Institute on Twitter [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Eric Schmuck. Dr. Schmuck is an Associate Scientist and Director of Translational Research for the Dr. Amish Raval Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Dr. Schmuck discusses his research in cardio-regenerative medicine. This podcast was recorded in conjunction with the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine. For more information [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Stephen Winowich. Mr. Winowich is the President of Procirca, a subsidiary of UPMC. Mr. Winowich discusses his pioneering work at Procirca and the Artificial Heart Program at UPMC. For more information about Mr. Winowich, please click here. For more information about Procirca, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. Yoram Vodovotz and Michael Parkinson. Dr. Vodovotz is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Center for Inflammation and Regeneration Modeling at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Parkinson is a Senior Medical Director, Health and Productivity, with [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Peter Alexander. Dr. Alexander is the Assistant Director of the Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery both within the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Alexander discusses his research in the development of in vitro and in vivo models in orthopaedics. For [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. Harvey Borovetz and Salim Olia. Dr. Borovetz is a Distinguished Professor and former Chair (2002-2013) in the Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, the Robert L. Hardesty Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, a Professor of Chemical [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio. Dr. Ambrosio is the Director of Rehabilitation for UPMC International and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ambrosio discusses regenerative rehabilitation and the Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research and Training (AR3T). For more information about Dr. Ambrosio, please click [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alejandro Nieponice. Dr. Nieponice is the Chief of The Esophageal Unit at Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is also a faculty member of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. MaCalus Hogan and Jeanne Doperak. Dr. Hogan is the Vice Chair of Education and Residency Program Director in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Doperak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and a [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Ioannis Zervantonakis. Dr. Zervantonakis is an Assistant Professor in the University of Pittsburgh Bioengineering Department, and a member of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Zervantonakis discusses his work in microfluidic and microfabricated assays to model the tumor microenvironment and to study tumor, fibroblast, and immune cell infiltration. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Ron Poropatich. Dr. Poropatich is the Director of the Center for Military Medicine Research, Health Sciences and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, and also serves as a Senior Advisor for Telemedicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. William Federspiel and Mr. Peter DeComo. Dr. Federspiel is the William Kepler Whiteford Professor in the Department of Bioengineering with secondary appointments in Chemical Engineering and Critical Care Medicine. He is also the Director of the Medical Devices Laboratory at the McGowan Institute. Mr. DeComo is the Chairman and [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Ryan Pruchnic. Mr. Pruchnic is Managing Vice President of Cook MyoSite in Pittsburgh, PA. He serves as the Site Head for Cook MyoSite and is responsible for the Manufacturing and Business Administration functions of the company. Mr. Pruchnic discusses the history and research of Cook MyoSite. For more information about Cook [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. John Kellum. Dr. Kellum is a Professor in the Departments of Critical Care Medicine (primary), Medicine, Bioengineering, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Director of the Center for Critical Care Nephrology and the Vice-Chair for Research. Dr. Kellum discusses his research [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Stephen Emery. Dr. Emery is an Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, Maternal Fetal Medicine, at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. He is also the Director of the Center for Innovative Fetal Intervention at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. Dr. Emery discusses his research in prenatal treatments. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Michel Modo. Dr. Modo is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Modo discusses his research in the development of new treatments for stroke. For more information about Dr. Modo, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alejandro Soto-Gutiérrez. Dr. Soto-Gutiérrez is an Associate Professor (Tenured) in the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Soto-Gutiérrez discusses his research in the development of new technologies for organ replacement using regenerative medicine approaches to re-generate entire replacement livers. For more information about Dr. Soto-Gutiérrez, [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Lance Davidson. Dr. Davidson is a Professor and Wellington C. Carl Faculty Fellow of Bioengineering in the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. Dr. Davidson discusses his research in the interfaces between engineering, physics, and biology. For more information about Dr. Davidson, please click here. Host John Murphy. For [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Robert Kellar. Dr. Kellar is the Chief Science Officer for Axolotl Biologix. He is also an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Kellar discusses his research in treating infected or chronic wounds with novel biomaterial scaffolds. For more information [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Garrett Coyan. Dr. Coyan is a senior cardiothoracic surgery resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center with interest in adult and congenital heart surgery. Dr. Coyan discusses the importance of clinical research and training in translational medicine. For more information about Dr. Coyan, please click here. Host John [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. José-Alain Sahel. Dr. Sahel is the chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, director of the UPMC Eye Center, and the Eye and Ear Foundation Chair of Ophthalmology. Dr. Sahel discusses his research in optogenetic vision restoration. For more information about Dr. Sahel, please [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Themis Kyriakides. Dr. Kyriakides is an Associate Professor of Pathology and Director Graduate Programs at the Yale University. Dr. Kyriakides discusses his research in implanted biomaterials and tissues and in the development of biodegradable polymers. He also discusses his role in the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine. For [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Buddy Ratner. Dr. Ratner is the Joint Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering and the Michael L. & Myrna Darland Endowed Chair in Technology Commercialization at the University of Washington. Dr. Ratner discusses his research in polymeric biomaterials and advancing kidney dialysis. He also discusses his role in the Journal [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Kris Dahl. Dr. Dahl is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and BioMedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Dahl discusses her research using rheological, biophysical and optical techniques to understand the structure and organization of the cell nucleus. For more information about Dr. Dahl, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Edward Botchwey. Dr. Botchwey is an Associate Professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Botchwey discusses his multidisciplinary research in microvascular remodeling, inflammation resolution, and host stem cells. For more information about Dr. Botchwey, please click here. Host John Murphy. [...]
A live recording of the public panel discussion held March 12, 2019: Hope vs. Hype of Stem Cell Therapies Open Session. For more information about Dr. J. Peter Rubin, please click here. For more information about Dr. Lawrence Wechsler, please click here. For more information about Carl Kurlander, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Bryan Brown. Dr. Brown discusses the sixth annual summer school to be held June 16-21, 2019. For more information about program, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute Research Site McGowan Institute Patient Site McGowan Institute on [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. Julie Phillipi and Bryan Brown. Drs. Phillipi and Brown discuss the upcoming 2019 McGowan Institute Scientific Retreat and the Open-to-the-Public Forum, “Hope vs. Hype of stem Cell Therapy.” For more information about the retreat and public forum, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari. Dr. Mortari is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation as well as a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Panoskaltsis-Mortari is also the Director of the [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Kacey Marra. Dr. Marra is Professor in the Departments of Plastic Surgery in the School of Medicine (primary) and Bioengineering in the School of Engineering (secondary) at the University of Pittsburgh and is the Vice-Chair of Research for the Department of Plastic Surgery. She is also the Director [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. Jeff Ross and Stephen Badylak. Dr. Ross is the CEO of Miromatrix, a biotechnology company engaged in the development of fully biological human organs. Dr. Badylak is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and a Deputy Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Robert Guldberg. Dr. Guldberg is the Vice President and Robert and Leona DeArmond Executive Director Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at the University of Oregon. Dr. Guldberg discusses the new Phil and Penny Knight Campus as well as his role with the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Ipsita Banerjee. Dr. Banerjee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Banerjee discusses her research in pancreatic islet organoid engineering. For more information about Dr. Banerjee, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Professor Paul Fairchild. Dr. Fairchild is a RCUK Academic Fellow and the Former Director of the Oxford Stem Cell Institute. Dr. Fairchild discusses his research in developmental and stem cell biology. He also discuses his work with the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine. For more information about Prof. Fairchild, please click [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Lauren Black. Dr. Black is an Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University. Dr. Black discusses his research in designing and developing new methods for repairing diseased or damaged myocardium. He also discuses his work with the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine. For Dr. Black's website, click here. Host John Murphy. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. David Vorp. Dr. Vorp is the Associate Dean for Research, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. In addition, he is the John A. Swanson Professor of Bioengineering, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgery, and the Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute at the University of [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Jennifer Elisseeff. Dr. Elisseeff is a Professor at the Wilmer Eye Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering, as well as the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering and Orthopedic Surgery at John Hopkins University. Dr. Elisseeff discusses her work with the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine as [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Cecelia Yates. Dr. Yates is an Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion & Development, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, and McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Yates discusses her research in the chronic and fibrotic responses to injury and [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Stephen Badylak. Dr. Badylak is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Badylak discusses the new journal, which debuts on April 26, 2018. For more information about Dr. Badylak, click here. For the Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine website, click here. Host John Murphy. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Jeffrey Isenberg. Dr. Isenberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Isenberg discusses his research on controlling blood flow and tissue survival, particularly the thrombospondin-1-CD47 signaling nexus. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Justin Weinbaum. Dr. Weinbaum is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Weinbaum discusses his research on vascular tissue engineering. For more information about Dr. Weinbaum, click here. To follow Dr. Weinbaum on Twitter, go to @vascularecm Host John Murphy. For [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Fatima Syed-Picard. Dr. Syed-Picard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine. She is also a faculty member in the Center for Craniofacial Regeneration. Dr. Syed-Picard discusses her research on craniofacial tissue engineering. For more information about Dr. Syed-Picard, click here. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Antonio D’Amore. Dr. D'Amore is a Research Assistant Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. D'Amore discusses his research on artificial heart valves and cardiac patches. For more information about Dr. D'Amore, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan [...]
Dr. Rachelle Palchesko is the Special Faculty Researcher in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Palchesko discusses her research on the regeneration of the corneal endothelium. For more information about Dr. Palchesko, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute [...]
Dr. Mark Slaughter is the Professor and Chair of the Department Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Slaughter discusses his research on ventricular assist devices. For more information about Dr. Slaughter, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: [...]
Dr. Lorenzo Soletti is the Co-Founder and CEO of Renerva, LLC. Dr. Bryan Brown is also the Co-Founder of Renerva, as well as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering with a secondary appointment in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Drs. Soletti and Brown discuss [...]
Dr. Alexander Spiess is the Division Chief of Hand in the Department of Plastic Surgery and the Program Director of the Plastic Surgery component of the Plastic Surgery Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Spiess discusses his work in fingertip regeneration. For more information about Dr. Spiess, click here. To make an [...]
Dr. Sohail Husain is the Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital. At the time of recording, he was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Exocrine Pancreas Research Program at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Dr. Husain discusses his research in pancreatic disorders. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. David Kohn. Dr. Kohn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Kohn discusses his research in pancreatic biomimetrics and biomineralization of bones and teeth. For more information about Dr. Kohn, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. George Gittes. Dr. Gittes is the Benjamin R. Fisher Chair of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Director of Surgical Research, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Professor of Surgery and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Gittes discusses his research on pancreatic issues as well [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Morgan Fedorchak. Dr. Fedorchak is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Chemical Engineering, and Clinical & Translational Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the Director of the Ophthalmic Biomaterials Laboratory at Pitt and is affiliated with the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration. Dr. Fedorchak [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Howard Edington. Dr. Edington is the System Chairman, Department of Surgery, and the Chief of Surgical Oncology at West Penn Allegheny Health System, in Pittsburgh. He is also a Professor of Surgery at Temple University School of Medicine and Drexel University School of Medicine. He is also an [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Rory Cooper. Dr. Cooper is FISA & Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Chair and Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, and professor of Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also Founding Director and VA Senior [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Jelena Janjic. Dr. Janjic is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Mylan School of Pharmacy at Duquesne University. She is also the Founder and Co-Director of the Chronic Pain Research Consortium at Duquesne. Dr. Janjic discusses her research in chronic pain [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Rocky Tuan. Dr. Tuan is the Director of the Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, the Director of the Center for Military Medicine Research, and the Associate Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Paulo Fontes. Dr. Fontes is a transplant surgeon, a scientist, and an entrepreneur. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a Deputy Director, McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine. He is also the Director of the Machine Perfusion Program, a collaborative [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. William Federspiel. Dr. Federspiel is the William Kepler Whiteford Professor in the Department of Bioengineering with secondary appointments in Chemical Engineering and Critical Care Medicine. He is also the Director of the Medical Devices Laboratory at the McGowan Institute. Dr. Federspiel discusses his research in the design [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Marie Billaud. Dr. Billaud is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and in the Thoracic Aortic Disease Research Lab of the McGowan Institute. Dr. Billaud discusses her research on thoracic aortic disease. For more information about Dr. Billaud, click [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Michael Jamieson. Dr. Jamieson is the Associate Director of the International Center for Regulatory Sciences, and an Assistant Professor Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California. Dr. Jamieson discusses the relationship between industry and academic labs. For more information about Dr. Jamieson, click here. Host John Murphy. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Tarek Fahmy. Dr. Fahmy is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Immunobiology at Yale University. Dr. Fahmy discusses his research in biomaterials for drug and antigen delivery to the immune system. For more information about Dr. Fahmy, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Rudy Mazzocchi. Mr. Mazzocchi is the president and CEO of ELENZA, Inc. - a start-up that is developing the world's first electronic "AutoFocal" Intraocular Lens. Mr. Mazzocchi discusses his entrepreneural methods at commercializing new technologies. For more information about ELENZA, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Rebecca Davies, PhD. Dr. Davies is an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine - College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Davies discusses her work in establishing quality assurance in an academic environment. For more information about Dr. Davies, click here. Host John [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Elisabeth Barton, PhD. Dr. Barton is a Professor in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Florida. Dr. Barton discusses her research in skeletal muscle repair. For more information about Dr. Barton, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Gary An, MD. Dr. An is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago. Dr. An discusses the application of complex systems analysis to sepsis and inflammation through modeling. For more information about Dr. An, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Bryan Tillman, MD, PhD. Dr. Tillman is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Tillman discusses his research in the development of novel endovascular devices. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Michael Boninger, MD. Dr. Boninger is the UPMC Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and the Senior Associate Medical Director, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Director of the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute. Dr. Boninger discusses recent developments in [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Stephen Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD. Dr. Badylak is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, a deputy director of the McGowan Institute, and Director of the Center for Pre-Clinical Tissue Engineering within the Institute. Dr. Badylak discusses his work with the new journal, npj Regenerative Medicine. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Richard Schaub, PhD. Dr. Schaub is the Senior Director of the Artificial Heart Program at UPMC and the Senior Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support at Procirca. Dr. Schaub discusses his work with the Artificial Heart Program. For more information about the Artificial Heart Program, click here. For more information [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Bryan Brown, PhD and Adam McInnes, MD. Dr. Bryan Brown is the Director of the McGowan Institute Annual Summer School and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Adam McInnes is an alumnus of the Summer School. Drs. Brown and McInnes discuss [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Kelly LaMarco, PhD. Dr. LaMarco is the Senior Editor and Co-Founder of Science Translational Medicine. Dr. LaMarco discusses the Five Gaps of translational medicine. For more information about the Pediatric Device Initiative, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Patrick Cantini. Mr. Cantini is the Strategy and Business Development Officer at the McGowan Institute. Mr. Cantini discusses the upcoming Fourth Annual Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation. For more information about the Fourth Annual Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation, click here. For information about the Symposium director, Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio, [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Jeremy Kimmel, PhD. Dr. Kimmel is the Director of New Technology at ALung Technologies. Dr. Kimmel discusses the work being done at ALung. For more information about ALung Technologies, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute Research Site [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Kirk P. Conrad, MD. Dr. Conrad is the Co-Coordinator, Reproductive and Perinatal Biology Research Program, University of Florida. Dr. Conrad discusses his research on preeclampsia and other placental syndromes. For more information about Dr. Conrad, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Faina Linkov, PhD. Dr. Linkov is an Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Research Institute. Dr. Linkov discusses her research in gynecologic malignancies. For more information about Dr. Linkov, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes John Sinden, PhD. Dr. Sinden is the Chief Scientifin Officer and scientific co-founder of ReNeuron. Dr. Sinden discusses the work at and scientific advances of ReNeuron. For more information about ReNeuron, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Jeff W.M. Bulte, MS, PhD. Dr. Bulte is the Director of Cellular Imaging at the Institute for Cell Engineering and Professor of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Bulte discusses his research on immune and stem cell therapies that can follow the [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Rory Cooper. Dr. Cooper is the FISA/PVA Endowed Chair and a Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Center Director at the Center of Excellence for Wheelchair and Related Technology, VA [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Bryan Brown. Dr. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor with the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Brown discusses the upcoming second annual Regenerative Medicine Summer School. For more information about Dr. Brown, click here. For more information about the regenerative medicine summer school, [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Mr. Patrick Cantini. Mr. Cantini is the Director of Strategic Scientific Collaborations for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Mr. Cantini discusses the opportunities available to corporate participants at the 2015 McGowan Institute Annual Retreat. For more information about Mr. Cantini, click here. Host John Murphy. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Mr. Patrick Cantini. Mr. Cantini is the Director of Strategic Scientific Collaborations for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Mr. Cantini discusses the results of a recently completed muscle tissue engineering study. For more information about Mr. Cantini, click here. For more information about the study, click here. [...]
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 [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Scott Nyberg, MD, PhD. Dr. Nyberg is a professor of surgery and the director of the Artificial Liver Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Nyberg discusses his research in the treatment of liver failure and liver disease. For more information about Dr. Nyberg, click here. Host John Murphy. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Geoff Gurtner, MD. Dr. Gurtner is a professor of surgery in the division of plastic surgery at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Gurtner discusses his research in scar mitigation and wound healing. For more information about Dr. Gurtner, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Stephen F. Badylak DVM, PhD, MD, and also welcomes former marine Sgt. Ronald Strang. Dr. Badylak is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, a deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM), and Director of the Center for Pre-Clinical Tissue Engineering within the Institute. Dr. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Michel Modo, PhD. Dr. Modo is an associate professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Michel Modo discusses his research in neuroimaging and stem cell therapy in relation to strokes. For more information about Dr. Modo, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Yoram Vodovotz, PhD. Dr. Vodovotz is the Director of the Center for Inflammation and Regenerative Modeling. He is also a Professor of Surgery, Immunology, Computational and Systems Biology, Clinical and Translational Science, and Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Vodovotz discusses his research in wound [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes George Christ, PhD. Dr. Christ is a Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Translational Science, Urology and Physiology and Pharmacology Core Faculty Member at Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. Dr. Christ discusses his research in musculoskeletal tissue engineering as well as his work in bladder regeneration. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes John Foster, BSc(Hons), PhD, CBiol, FIBiol. Dr. Foster is an associate professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Foster discusses his research to produce an innovative technology for improved nerve repair by using a new surgical bioadhesive that overcomes the disadvantages associated with current surgical procedures. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Bruno Péault, PhD. Dr. Péault is Professor and Chair at the University of Edinburgh, Center for Vascular Science, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA. Dr. Péault discusses the use of stem cells in research and how far our knowledge of stem cells have come. For more information about [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Steven L. Wolf, PhD, PT, FAPTA. Dr. Wolf is a Research Physiologist at the Atlanta Vision Loss Center and Professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Medicine, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine. He is also Professor of Health and Elder Care [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Thomas Rando, PhD. Dr. Rando is the deputy director of the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University and a professor with the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Rando discusses his research in muscle stem cell biology as well as his role in [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Elia Beniash, PhD. Dr. Beniash is an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral Biology. Dr. Beniash discusses his research in biogenic mineralized materials - such as those found in bones and teeth - as well as dentino-enamel interface. For more information about Dr.Beniash, click [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Anand Swaroop, PhD. Dr. Swaroop is Senior Investigator and Chief at the Neurobiology Neurodegeneration Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Swaroop discusses his research in retinal and macular diseases and the progress his lab has made in the field. For more information about Dr.Swaroop, click [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Frank Witte, MD, PhD, Diego Mantovani, PhD, Prashant Kumta, PhD, and Charles Sfeir, MD, PhD. Dr. Witte is the Director of Biomaterial Research at the Laboratory for Biomechnics and Biomaterials, Hannover Medical School in Germany; Dr. Mantovani is the Director at the Laboratoire de biomatériaux et bioingénierie at the [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes J. Peter Rubin, MD. Dr. Rubin is the Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rubin discusses his upcoming clinical trials in facial and breast reconstruction. For more information about Dr. Rubin, click here. For more information about [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes John Curci, MD, FACS. Dr. Curci is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Vascular Surgery Section at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Curci discusses his research on abdominal aortic aneurysm. For more information about Dr. Curci, click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Adam Feinberg, PhD and Rachelle Palchesko, PhD. Dr. Feinberg is the principal investigator of the Regenerative Biomaterials and Therapeutics Group at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Palchesko is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the group. Drs. Feinberg and Palchesko discuss the development of basement membranes and the regeneration of corneal [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Pratap Khanwilkar, PhD. Dr. Khanwilkar is the Coulter Program Director and Visiting Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, and Executive-In-Residence with the Office of Technology Management at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Utah. Dr. Khanwilkar discusses the Coulter Foundation and [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Philip LeDuc, PhD. Dr. LeDuc is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, with courtesy appointments in Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Computational Biology. Dr. LeDuc discusses the role mechanical engineering plays in regenerative medicine as well as his project to make vegetables more palatable for malnourished [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Robert Nerem, PhD. Dr. Nerem is the Parker H. Petit Distinguished Chair for Engineering in Medicine and Institute Professor at Georgia Tech. Dr. Nerem discusses advances made in tissue engineering and the direction in which the field is headed. For more information about Dr. Nerem, click here. Host John [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Harald Ott, MD. Dr. Ott is at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and his interests are cardiac cell therapy and cardiac tissue engineering. Dr. Ott discusses his research in whole organ engineering, focusing on the heart. For more information about Dr. Ott, click here. Host John Murphy. For [...]
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 [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Johnny Huard, PhD. Dr. Huard is the Henry J. Mankin Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Research, the director of the Stem Cell Research Center, and the deputy director for cellular therapy at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Huard discusses adult stem cell research and the potential it [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Thomas W. Gilbert, PhD. Dr. Gilbert is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interest are focused on the remodeling of biologic scaffolds for tissue-engineering based treatments, particularly relating to role of mechanical loading in the remodeling process. He [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Burhan Gharaibeh, PhD. Dr. Gharaibeh is a Research Assistant Professor at the Stem Cell Research Center in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Gharaibeh discusses muscle derived stem cells and how to use these stem cells to regenerate and repair injured skeletal muscles. For more information [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Ellen Gawalt, PhD. Dr. Gawalt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Duquesne University. She is also the Chair of the Graduate Admissions and Recruitment and a member of the NSF-REU Advisory Board. Dr. Gawalt discusses her research in controlling interfacial regions through chemical [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Lorenzo Soletti, PhD. Dr. Soletti is the Director of Technology Development at Neograft Technologies, Inc. Dr. Soletti discusses technologies currently used in treating cardiovascular disease as well as a new technology called Angioshield that he and his colleagues at Neograft Technologies are developing. For more information about Neograft Technologies, [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Kerem Pekkan, PhD, who is an Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Professor Pekkan’s research interests include biomedical and bio-fluid dynamics, cardiovascular flows and circulation. His research also utilizes bioreactors and in vitro cell and tissue culture systems. He uses experimental and computational fluid mechanics in complex [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Robert Bowser, PhD. Dr. Bowser is the Director of the ALS Research for the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases and at the Center for ALS Research at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Director of the ALS Tissue Bank, where he helps to create the largest such [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Major General Gale Pollock. Major General Pollock is the executive director of the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration, a division of the UPMC eye center. Major General Pollock returns to Regenerative Medicine Today with Corporal Mike Jernigan, a medically retired marine who lost both eyes in Iraq. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Bryan Tillman. Dr. Tillman is an assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medicine Center as well as a practicing clinician. Dr. Tillman discusses the applications of tissue engineering to construct replacement vessels for patients with peripheral vascular disease. Host John Murphy. [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Patrick Cantini. Mr. Cantini is the Director of Scientific Collaborations at the McGowan Institute’s Center for Industry Relations. Mr. Cantini discusses the importance and the process of establishing partnerships between the McGowan Institute and commercial enterprises and how this aids the transition from the laboratory studies to medical [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Robert Kormos, MD. Dr. Kormos is the medical director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine’s Clinical Translation Program. With Dr. Kormos is a former patient, Erika Haas. They discuss Erika’s experience with Ventricular Assist Device and how VADs were used as a bridge to recovery. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Marie Csete, MD, PhD. Dr. Csete is the Chief Scientific Officer at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Csete discusses the origin of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine as well as what she sees as the future of regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies. For more information [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Simon Watkins, PhD and Donna Beer Stolz, PhD. Dr. Watkins is the Founder and Director of the Center for Biologic Imaging at the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Stolz is the Assistant Director at the Center. Drs. Watkins and Stolz discuss the many resources available at the Center for [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Eric Beckman, PhD. Dr. Beckman is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and the co-founder of Cohera Medical, Inc. Dr. Beckman discusses the technology that is being developed at Cohera Medical, Inc. as well as the difficulties faced when starting a small company. For more [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Peter Wearden, MD, PhD. Dr. Wearden is an Assistant Professor-Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Director Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and a faculty member at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Joining Dr. Wearden is Dr. Joel Gradowski and Cindy Gradowski, who discuss their son’s [...]
Due to technical difficulties, Podcast #60 failed to post properly. For this reason, we have reposted. Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. David Whitcomb who is Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology, and Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. Additionally, he is the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, [...]
Due to technical difficulties, Podcast #56 failed to post properly. For this reason, we have reposted. Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Steven Little who is an Assistant Professor and Bicentennial Alumni Faculty Fellow, Departments of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Immunology, and Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Little introduces us to his pioneering [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Major General (ret.) Gale S. Pollock, who is the executive director of the nation’s first Center for Ocular Regeneration and Vision Restoration (CORVR), a division of the UPMC eye center. Major General Pollock discusses her goals for CORVR as well as current studies being done to improve quality of [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Sanjeev G. Shroff, PhD, who is the Associate Chair of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh; Professor and Gerald McGinnis Chair in Bioengineering; Professor of Medicine; and Senior Investigator, Magee-Women’s Research Institute. Dr. Shroff shares highlights of his scientific studies on vascular stiffness and cardiovascular function [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. John Pollock who is Associate Professor-Bayer School of Natural Sciences and Environment, Duquesne University. Dr. Pollock shares highlights of his scientific studies on the mechanisms of pain generation and possible techniques for improved pain management. He also describes the videos that he and his team produce to educate [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. David Whitcomb who is Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology, and Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. Additionally, he is the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, as well as the founder and Director of the Center for Genomic Sciences. Dr. Whitcomb discusses [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Vera Donnenberg, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Pittsburgh. A persistent problem in cancer treatment is cancer recurrence after apparently successful therapy which in turn is mediated by a dormant and protected cancer stem/progenitor like cell. Her lab is focused on approaches that [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes John Manzetti, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG). The PLSG is a public/private partnership for promoting the growth of the Western Pennsylvania region’s life sciences industries. The group invests in and supports regional life sciences companies in the areas of bioinformatics, bionanotechnology, diagnostics, [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Steven Little who is an Assistant Professor and Bicentennial Alumni Faculty Fellow, Departments of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Immunology, and Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Little introduces us to his pioneering studies in targeted drug delivery. His focus is on the delivery of genetic vaccines with special [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Newell Washburn, who is an Assistant Professor, in the Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Washburn’s primary research interests include wound healing and bone tissue engineering though the use of biomaterials that can used to form novel polymeric scaffolds for regenerative therapy, transport [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Thomas Tillett, who is the founding President and CEO of RheoGene. Under Mr. Tillett’s leadership, RheoGene established an innovative clinical development program with the RheoSwitch ™ Therapeutic System that has led to the first human clinical trial of a small molecule induced gene regulation system. A Phase I clinical [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Joel Schuman, MD. Dr. Schuman is the Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and Chairman of Department of Ophthalmology. He also serves as director of the UPMC Eye Center, and holds secondary appointments as a professor in Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh and professor, Center for the Neural Basis [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Latha Satish, PhD. Dr. Satish is a Research Assistant Professor, Scarless Wound Healing Program at the Allegheny-Singer Research Institute. Her focus is on the biology of scarless wound healing, with specific interest on identifying novel genes that are responsible for scarless wound healing. As she describes, wound healing is [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Jörg C. Gerlach, MD, PhD. Dr. Gerlach is Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to his current appointment Dr. Gerlach founded the Charité Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration (CITO) at the Charité Medical Faculty of the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. His specialties lie in surgery, [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Kacey Marra. Dr. Marra is an Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh and Director of the Plastic Surgery Lab at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Marra’s research is focused on the use of adipose derived stem cells for the regeneration of nerve, bone, adipose and cartilage. The [...]
Steve Winowich is the Director of Clinical Bioengineering with the Artificial Heart Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and he is also the Chief Operating Officer of Vital Engineering, Inc. Mr. Winowich describes a unique partnership between the clinical staff and a team of bioengineers and nurses who are a [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Joan Schanck. Ms. Schanck is the Director, Education and Workforce Development at the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI). PTEI’s educational programs provide a range of experiences and tools for those who are interested in science education. Beginning with K-12 and continuing through undergraduate and postdoctoral research, PTEI is helping [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Phil G. Campbell. Dr. Campbell is a Research Professor, Institute of Complex Engineered Systems, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Also he has academic appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, and the Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center at CMU. Dr. Campbell’s research is [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Alan Wells, MD, DMS. Dr. Wells is the head of Cell Biology at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. At the University of Pittsburgh, he is Vice-Chair and Thomas J Gill III Professor of the Department of Pathology. In addition, Dr. Wells is the Medical Director of the University [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Eric Lagasse, PharmD, PhD. Dr. 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 discusses his pioneering research on the [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Peter Wearden, MD, PhD. Dr. Wearden is an Assistant Professor-Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Director Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and a faculty member at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Wearden discusses his pioneering clinical initiatives in pediatric cardiac care as well as his [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Jennifer Braemar Ogilvie, MD. Dr. Ogilvie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Section of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and a faculty member at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Ogilvie discusses her clinical focus on endocrine [...]
Dr. David Vorp is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering. He is also the Director of the Vascular Surgery and Vascular Biomechanics Research Lab. His research focuses on the assessment of mechanical factors in the genesis and progression of vascular diseases such as arterial aneurysms, atherosclerosis, vascular graft failure, etc., and in [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today had an opportunity to visit with the leadership of the North American Chapter of the Students and Young Investigators Section of the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (SYIS-TERMIS) during the 2007 TERMIS North America Meeting that was held in Toronto in June 2007. At the time of the [...]
David S. Smith of the Pittsburgh office of Pepper Hamilton LLP is a corporate lawyer who helps scientists transform their work from laboratory investigations into clinical products. Mr. Smith focuses on intellectual property transactions, regulatory issues, and licensing. His corporate practice is concentrated in the organization, financing and growth of life sciences companies, [...]
Dr. Kim S. Jones visits Regenerative Medicine Today and gives us an insight into her exciting research in regenerative medicine. Dr. Jones is an Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University. Her research interests center on the interactions between tissue engineering and the host response. Tissue engineering is intended to repair, replace [...]
Dr. Anshu Mathur visits Regenerative Medicine Today and introduces us to her exciting research on regenerative medicine. Dr. Mathur is an Assistant Director for Research at the Laboratory of Reparative Biology and Bioengineering at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Mathur’s research objective focuses on elucidating the cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in tissue [...]
George Christ, PhD visits Regenerative Medicine Today and shares his vision on regenerative medicine. Dr. Christ is a professor at Wake Forest University and the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Christ's research interests are in the area of functional genomics, that is, establishing a verifiable link between changes in gene expression [...]
Alejandro Nieponice, MD, PhD visits regenerative medicine today and discusses his studies related to tissue engineering and translational medicine. Dr. Alejandro Nieponice is currently a Research Assistant Professor of the department of surgery at University of Pittsburgh and faculty of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. He is also a surgical associate and [...]
Dr. Milica Radisic visits Regenerative Medicine Today and discusses her studies related to functional tissue engineering. Dr. Radisic is an Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto. In the podcast, Dr. Radisic discusses the research in the Laboratory for Functional Tissue Engineering [...]
Dr. David Baer visits Regenerative Medicine Today and discusses the programs of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research. Dr. Baer is the Director of the Research Office at the Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, Texas. In the podcast, Dr. Baer discusses: Mission of the Army includes operational medicine; aka sports [...]
Dr. Michael Sacks visits Regenerative Medicine Today and discusses his work on the characterization of cardiac tissue and the various alternatives-now and in the future-for the repair of heart valves. Dr. Sacks is the director of the Engineered Tissue Mechanics and Mechanobiology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh where the research focuses on [...]
Dr. Bruno Peault visits Regenerative Medicine Today and discusses the status of his emerging results on the identification, characterization and application of adult stem cells for therapeutic applications. Dr. Bruno Peault and his colleague, Dr. Johnny Huard, provide the leadership for the Stem Cell Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh/Children’s Hospital of [...]
Dr. Rory Cooper visits Regenerative Medicine Today and shares highlights of his exciting studies on rehabilitation. Dr. Cooper is the Chair and Distinguished University Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh. He also is a Veterans Affairs Career Scientist and Director, Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), VA Center of Excellence [...]
In Podcast 30, we meet Ajit Yoganathan, PhD, Regents' Professor, Associate Chair for Research, and the Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Yoganathan and his colleagues are focusing on the development artificial heart valves and the use of novel instrumentation such as Doppler ultrasound [...]
Dr. Stephen Badylak revisits Regenerative Medicine Today to share updates on his exciting studies on tissue engineering. In February 2006, in Podcast #3 described his use of tissue engineering materials that helps heal skin wounds, torn tendons, injured rotator cuffs, hiatal hernias, and other soft tissue. In that podcast, Dr. Badylak recounted how he [...]
In Podcast 28, we meet Thomas R. Harris, MD, PhD, the Orrin Henry Ingram Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Medicine at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Harris also serves as chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Harris is a Fellow and past president of the American [...]
In Podcast 27, we meet Dr. Michael Chancellor who is a Professor of Urology at the University of Pittsburgh as well as a practicing OBGYN. Within the School of Medicine, he is also the Director of Neurourology and Urinary Incontinence Programs. In addition, Dr. Chancellor is the Director of the Mentored Clinical Scientist [...]
Many of our listeners are familiar with intravascular stents, a commonly used tool to help treat coronary artery disease. The stents used today are metallic, and some of the stents are coated to reduce the post-implant complications of this “foreign” device being inserted in the body. In today's podcast, Dr. Robert Eberhart discusses [...]
Most of us view inflammation in our bodies as something to avoid at all cost. Severe inflammatory situations such as sepsis, also known as systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), is a serious medical condition caused by the body’s response to an infection. Sepsis can lead to organ failure, gangrene, and even death. Clearly [...]
As Regenerative Medicine Today celebrates its first anniversary, we welcome back our first guest from December 2005: Dr. Alan Russell, director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. As a pioneer of and expert in regenerative medicine, Dr. Russell is well qualified to comment on the status and future of this fascinating and [...]
According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 300,00 people in the United States with kidney failure visit a clinic three or four days a week for four to six hours of dialysis. Imagine if these patients could have their blood cleansed of impurities while they slept in their own beds. In this [...]
How do you turn a rust belt city into a world leader in biotechnology? Doros Platika, MD, has some ideas. Until December 1, 2006, Dr. Platika served as the president and chief executive officer of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, a public/private partnership that invests in and supports the growth of life sciences [...]
Organ transplantation is a magnificent display both of medicine and the human spirit: The achievements of people who have received new hearts and other organs are truly amazing. Many of those triumphs are showcased in the U.S. Transplant Games, a biennial, Olympic-style athletic contest organized by the National Kidney Foundation. Events include swimming, [...]
In our last two podcasts we learned about the bioengineering and clinical use of artificial heart technology. In today’s podcast, you’ll hear about another approach to treatment for heart failure using lab-grown tissues. Dr. William Wagner is working to reconstruct damaged arteries and veins with scaffolds, and is leading a team that is [...]
Our last podcast featured the bioengineer responsible for much of today’s artificial heart technology. Now meet Dr. Robert Kormos, a clinician who has used those artificial hearts to help people survive until donor hearts were available. Some patients even recovered enough heart function to eliminate the need for transplantation. Dr. Kormos is the [...]
Twenty years ago, a pioneering team of clinicians and engineers had a vision to use a mechanical heart-assist device as an aid to a patient with a failing heart, and to ascertain if such a heart assist device could serve as a “bridge” for an ailing heart until a transplantable organ became available. [...]
Fifty years ago, Uncas Whitaker – the founder of the Harrisburg, PA-based electrical connector company AMP -- foresaw what engineers could do for medicine and human health. In 1975, he established a nonprofit foundation to help advance medical science and heal the sick and injured. Until its planned closing in summer 2006, the [...]
In podcast #16, learn about two technologies that help keep tissues oxygenated in dire times. Dr. William Federspiel is developing devices that do some of the lungs’ critical work of adding oxygen to blood and removing carbon dioxide. These aren’t ventilators, which mechanically inflate the lungs with air, but small devices that can [...]
In podcast #15, we’ll meet two researchers with very different approaches to tissue regeneration. We met both at the 2006 Regenerate World Congress in April. First we’ll hear from Dr. Kevin Shakesheff of the University of Nottingham. He is developing new scaffolds from a familiar material: polylactic acid, the same stuff that makes [...]
In podcast #14 we’ll meet two more researchers who visited Pittsburgh for the 2006 Regenerate World Congress. Dr. Malla Padidam of the biotech company RheoGene (now merged with Intrexon Corporation) describes their gene switch, a molecule that can turn a gene on or off at a particular time to precisely guide the growth of [...]
Bone Tissue Engineering In podcast #13, we talk with Professor Jöns Hilborn and Dr. Ivan Martin, two experts in bone tissue engineering who attended the 2006 Regenerate World Congress in April. Professor Hilborn of the Department of Materials Chemistry at Sweden’s Uppsala University is engineering cells to produce customized extracellular matrices, which his [...]
Science Outside the Laboratory In podcast #12, we talk with two more experts who attended the 2006 Regenerate World Congress in April: policy advisor Dr. David Williams and Ms. Mary Ann Liebert, a publisher. Dr. Williams is an internationally recognized scientist and a leader in the development of policy and regulations related to regenerative [...]
The First Laboratory-Grown Organ Dr. Anthony Atala made headlines in April 2006 when he announced that his team had successfully grown new bladders for seven patients with spina bifida, a condition in which the spinal column fails to completely close during fetal development. While healthy bladders maintain a reasonably low pressure as they [...]
When the spinal cord is injured, commands and sensations can’t travel between the limbs and the brain, so arms and legs are can’t respond to the will to move. Until recently, physicians have not been able to offer spinal cord injury patients much hope for regaining function. But if the brain’s intention could [...]
Each year, approximately 200,000 persons in the United States suffer tears of their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Approximately 2/3 of those tears require surgical reconstruction (1/3 at the time of injury and 1/3 at a later time). While orthopaedic surgeons are on the front line to repair tears of the ACL, Dr. Savio [...]
You can’t make a working synthetic tissue or joint until you fully understand how a natural one functions. That’s the mantra of Dr. Van Mow, who has led the field of tissue engineering decades, and a co-creator of the generalized theory of classical mechanics, which makes it possible to calculate the mechanical loads [...]
This podcast is required listening for anyone who looks at an academic medical center and sees only a large hospital. According to Carolyn Green, Director of the Office of Enterprise Development, Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, publicly-funded research institutions like medical centers are important natural resources that stimulate knowledge and economies. In this [...]
Modern knee and hip replacement procedures rely on a number of advanced materials, as well as the effectiveness of the bond between the joint appliance and the patient’s bone that the artificial joint must bond with. In podcast #6, we'll hear from Dr. Andrés García. Dr. Garcia's research centers on cellular and tissue [...]
A impaired heart can doom a person to a shortened life span of limited mobility, each movement a tremendous effort. More than 13 million Americans suffer from heart disease. Each year, 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with heart failure, the most severe form of heart disease. Heart disease can be treated with medications and [...]
Our heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day. Our heart valves ensure all that blood moves in the right direction. When a heart valve fails, the heart must work harder to keep organs properly nourished. If the heart works too hard, it can begin to weaken and fail. Malfunctioning heart valves [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Stephen Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD; Dr. Badylak is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, a deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Director of the Center for Pre-Clinical Tissue Engineering within the Institute. Dr. Badylak discusses his research with extra cellular matrix, or ECM. For [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alyssa Panitch, who is an Assistant Professor in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering at Arizona State University. In this podcast she discusses her research into methods to improve regeneration of the central nervous system. Hosts: John Murphy and Leah Kauffman For more information about the McGowan Institute for [...]
Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alan Russell. Dr. Russell is the Founding Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. In this inaugural podcast, he discusses the current state of regenerative medicine and where it is headed in the future. Hosts John Murphy and Leah Kauffman For more information about the McGowan Institute [...]