Who We Are
The Friends of McGowan Institute is a forum of individuals from around the community who want to show their support for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and stay informed about the latest in the field.
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Why Join?
For your free membership in the Friends of McGowan you will:
• Have first access to special webcasts about regenerative medicine
• Receive a special quarterly newsletter
• Be invited to attend McGowan Institute special events and lectures
• Have the opportunity to tour the Institute and meet with faculty.
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News
A Regenerative Medicine Alternative Approach to Liver Transplantation
A liver transplant is currently the only effective treatment for end-stage liver disease. It remains a costly option fraught with risks, not only from the surgical procedure, but also because of lifelong drug therapy to suppress the immune system. McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine faculty member Eric Lagasse, PharmD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh and the director of the McGowan Institute’s Cancer Stem Cell Center, foresees an alternative to liver transplantation. As recently reported by Michele Baum in PittMed, in Dr. Lagasse’s lab, research efforts focus on the use the body’s lymphatic system to serve as a bioreactor for regenerating a new liver. “This is the first step of a complex idea that could lead to organogenesis,” says Dr. Lagasse.
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