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- Clinical Trials to Begin on Respiratory Support Medical Device
- Dr. Michael Boninger Named Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department
- Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplant Survival Rates Improve Using Novel Treatment
- Pitt’s School of Engineering Board of Visitor’s Faculty Award Winner: Dr. Steven Little
- Dr. Eric Lagasse Receives 2009 NIH Director's Transformative R01 Award
- Wheelchair’s Robotic Arms Controlled Remotely via the Internet
- Ipsita Banerjee Awarded NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
- William Federspiel Named New Graduate Coordinator
- Alternative Cells for Regenerative Medicine
- At the Right Place, At the Right Time
- Disparities in Evaluation for Liver Transplantation Noted
- Update of Clinical Experiences in the Artificial Heart Program
- New Bone Tissue Engineering Program in Italy
- Changes in Protein Shape Could Lead to New Drugs
- Robotic Systems Help People With Disabilities
- Regenerative Medicine Featured on Popular Science’s Premier Show
- BrainPort Vision Device
- ISSCR Award Highlights Achievements of an Early-Career Scientist
- Academy of Master Educators Appointments Announced
- G-20 Delegates -- Welcome to Pittsburgh!
- First Paired Kidney Donation Involving a Pediatric Patient Performed
- Enzyme Identified That May Hold Key to a Long, Healthy Life
- 60 Minutes Receives Journalism Award for Coverage of Pitt Research
- Dr. Strom Named President-Elect of the Cell Transplantation Society
- Study Addresses a Dilemma in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Care
- Better Understanding of the Developing Heart
- HERL Named Center of Excellence for Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering
- New Diabetes-Suppressive Cell Vaccine in Local Trial
- Diagnosing Barrett’s Esophagus
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer
- Dr. Savio Woo Elected Honorary Member of EFOST
- Wake Forest Vascular Surgeon and Tissue Engineer Moves to McGowan Institute
- Fat Precursor Cells May Improve Nerve Regeneration and Functional Recovery
- Dr. Prashant Kumta Elected Fellow of the American Ceramic Society
- Medical Devices Laboratory a Partner to Improve Stored Red Blood Supply
- Local Clinical Trial for GERD Treatment Device
- Regenerative Medicine Help for Soldiers
- Development Continues on Next Generation of Pediatric Heart Devices
- Pitt Team Takes First Place in McKinsey Cup Competition
- Dr. Brad Keller Touches Hearts in Tibet
- The World of Regenerative Medicine
- McGowan Institute First Open Meeting
- Gift Will Support Regenerative Medicine Efforts to Cure Blindness and Vision Impairment
- Michael Sacks Named First John A. Swanson Chair
- Dr. George Michalopoulos Named 2009 ASIP Rous-Whipple Award Recipient
- Pittsburgh Marathon Winner: Rory Cooper, PhD
- Heart Disease Expert Dr. Cecilia Lo Joins the University of Pittsburgh
- Welcome to Regenerative Medicine Expert Dr. Rocky Tuan
- Gender May Determine Death in Seniors Following Pneumonia
- Harvey Borovetz, PhD: Designated Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering and Honored as 2009 ASAIO Hastings Lecturer
- McGowan Institute Faculty Members Named 2009 Top-Ranked Physicians
- Corneal Stem Cell-Based Therapies May Effectively Treat Human Blindness/Vision Impairment
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories
- Two Key Researchers and Their Technologies Look to Improve Nerve Regeneration
- Depression Drug Clinical Study Participants Do Not Reflect Actual Patient Population
- Dr. William Federspiel Named to Prestigious NIH Center for Scientific Review
- Computer Models Help Illustrate How Neural Networks Function
- Gene Mutation May Cause Poor Lung Development in Children
- Successful Hand Transplants Performed
- 3-D Snapshots of Eyes May Pave the Way for New AMD Treatments
- Regenerative Medicine Efforts Highlight of Radio Talk Show
- General Mills Features Athletes on Cheerios Box in Support of the National Veterans Wheelchair Games
- Drs. Hackam and Monga Elected into the American Society for Clinical Investigation
- Study: Tracking Range of Motion Post Surgery
- Dr. Freddie Fu Named President of International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Options for Treatment of Glaucoma Now Available
- Upcoming Benefit for Regenerative Medicine Research
- Oprah Show Features Regenerative Medicine Work
- Dr. Steven Little’s Lab Website Receives Gold ADDY Award
- Dr. Mark Roberts Receives Pitt Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Dr. Raman Venkataramanan Recognized for Mentorship Activities
- Distinguished Lecturer Series Update: Dr. Marie Csete to Speak April 9th
- Dr. James Antaki Receives the 2009 Steven J. Fenves Award for Systems Research
- Bridging the Gap Between Cancer Research and Foods People Eat
- HeartLander: Surgical Robot Sets Down on the Heart
- Regrowing Teeth
- Dr. Steven Belle Awarded $11 Million Grant to Coordinate the Hepatitis B Clinical Research Network
- Regenerative Medicine Approach May One Day Reconstruct Breasts Following Mastectomy
- Regenerative Medicine Focus of Annual McGowan Institute Retreat
- Dr. Ellen Gawalt Receives National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Grant
- Dr. Ronald Herberman Leaves Significant Mark at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Clinical Trial: Gene Therapy Reduces Symptoms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Reminders for Protecting Your Hearing and Your Voice
- Gender Determines Brain Cell’s Ability to Survive Starvation
- Dr. Lee Named Co-Investigator in C-PORT Cardiovascular Clinical Trial
- Spotlight Series: Emerging Technology--Miniaturized Heart Pumps for Children
- First Paired Kidney Transplant Performed
- Dr. Savio Woo Receives Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Fat Cell Therapy Benefits Man’s Best Friends
- Spotlight Series: Emerging Technology--Miniaturized Heart Pumps for Children
- Regenerative Medicine and Trauma Care for Today’s Soldiers: From Bench to Battlefield
- Dr. William Wagner Named to TERMIS North American Council
- Spotlight Series: Emerging Technology--Miniaturized Heart Pumps for Children
- U.S. Army Warrior Transition Unit May Be Established in Pittsburgh
- Evolution of New Brain Area Enables Complex Movements
- Regenerative Medicine Clinical Trial: Pittsburgh Protocol for Immunosuppression After Hand Transplant
- Therapy Option for Short Bowel Syndrome Patients
- Regenerative Medicine Success Story: A Tissue-Engineered Trachea
- Dr. Latimer Awarded Komen Breast Cancer Research Grant
- Novel Treatment for Lung Disease
- Dr. Michalopoulos Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Biomimetics: A New Regenerative Medicine Approach
- New Guidelines Released for Stem Cell Research
- Dr. Partha Roy Named Member of International Cancer Research Project
- Injured Heart Muscle Repaired in Laboratory Tests of Novel Stem Cells
- Telerehabilitation Focus of Recent Virtual Conference
- Grant Received to Improve Survival Rates in Patients with Heart Failure
- Mouse Study: Arsenic in Drinking Water May Increase Risks For Cardiovascular Disease
- 2008 Technology Transfer: Three Start-Up Companies from Pitt Research Efforts
- Effects of Local Intra-Articular Anesthesia Injections on Cartilage
- Dr. Andrew Schwartz Featured on CBS 60 Minutes
- Next-Generation Topical Drug Delivery Strategy Receives Funding
- Robotic Probe Technology Headed for Clinical Surgical Use
- New Artificial Heart in Preclinical Testing in Europe
- New Hemostatic Dressings for Soldiers: Save More Lives and Money
- Pitt’s School of Engineering Board of Visitor’s Faculty Award Winner: Dr. Anna Balazs
- Dr. Philip LeDuc Invited Participant in Recent Think Tank Event
- Dr. Michael Sacks Named 2009 Recipient of the ASME Van C. Mow Medal
- Chance Encounter May Lead to a Regenerative Medicine Procedure
- Dr. David Perlmutter Elected to the Institute of Medicine
- Dr. LeDuc Named Russell V. Trader Career Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering
- Laryngitis: No Laughing Matter
- Dr. Tao Cheng Receives NIAID Grant Award
- Keeping Herpes Infection in Check
- Dr. Paul Monga Named Head of Division of Experimental Pathology
- Artificial Heart Program Receives Highest Achievement of Quality and Compliance
- Children’s Transplant Department Partners with The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center
- Adult Stem Cells Found in Blood Vessels with Broad Ability to Regenerate Other Tissues
- Children’s Hospital Scientists Move to New State-of-the-Art Research Tower
- Nation’s First: Center for Ocular Regeneration and Vision Restoration
- MG (Ret) Gale Pollock Named to Aetna Military Health Care Advisory Committee
- Dr. Barry London Receives NIH Pioneer Award
- Dr. Ora Weisz Named Associate Director of the Comprehensive Kidney Research Center
- U.S. First: Incisionless Heartburn Surgery
- Berlin Heart EXCOR: Option for Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
- Muscle-Derived Stem Cells May Improve Efficiency of Therapies and Healing
- Cells That Mediate Steroid-Resistant Asthma Identified
- Cardiac Arrest: Don’t Wait to Get Medical Care
- Dr. Chu Named Albert B. Ferguson Jr., MD, Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
- Study: Post-Traumatic Stress Endures Over Time in Family Members of ICU Patients
- Human Engineering Research Laboratories: Wheelchair Design and Use Highlighted
- Dr. Rubin Innovates New Procedures in Body Contouring Work
- Celebrating 10-Year Anniversary of Historic Transplant Surgery
- Composite Tissue Allotransplantation: Today and the Future
- Dr. Schuman Awarded Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness Organization
- Hydrogels for Growth of Bone Cells Developed
- Preeclampsia Study Focuses on Role of Obesity
- Symposium Challenged Conventional Theories About Immunology and Inflammation
- Regenerative Medicine Work to be Featured at Pop!Tech 2008
- Dr. Ira Fox, Leading Researcher in Pediatric Liver Cell Transplantation, Joins McGowan Institute
- Schizophrenia Treatments Research Gets Funding Boost
- Regenerative Medicine, Biomaterials, Metallurgy, and Nano- and Sensor Technology Focus of Multi-University Collaborative Effort
- New John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center Set to Open in October 2008
- Dr. Cui Receives NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award
- Symposium Focused on Needs of Returning U. S. Armed Services Members
- Dr. Pitt Leads Summer Student Program, PITT-STEER
- Reducing Antibody Levels in Patients Undergoing Transplantation
- Pancreatic Research Focus of Recent Annual Meeting
- Cell Phone Use Alert Issued by Head of University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Filling the Shortage of Skilled Biotechnology Technicians
- In Tribute to Brack G. Hattler, MD, PhD
- Predictive Patient Safety Technology: Study
- Inflammatory Biomarker May Help Identify Suitable Organs for Transplant
- Burn Therapy: A Regenerative Medicine Approach
- Spotlight Series: Dr. Massimo Trucco
- Cancer Partnership Established
- Fabulous Fat
- Spotlight Series: Dr. Massimo Trucco
- Congratulations, Dr. Fu!
- Medical Problems Get Mathematics Help
- Seroma Formation Prevented in an Animal Abdominoplasty Model: Study Results
- Spotlight Series: Dr. Massimo Trucco
- Carbon Nanotubes May Help With Cartilage Damage and Loss
- Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients Enjoy Good Quality of Life Years After Surgery
- Spotlight Series: Dr. Massimo Trucco
- University Research Technology Transfer: A Case Study Presentation
- Digitizing and Revolutionizing Disease Detection
- Dr. Rubin Announces IFATS New Web Site
- World’s Smallest Heart Pump Under Study
- New Models for Genetic Disease Research on Their Way
- Dr. Michael Sacks Named Fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Upcoming Clinical Trials to Help Validate Theory Behind Alzheimer’s Disease
- Study: Community-Acquired Pneumonia Harder on Men than Women
- New Pediatric Research Center
- Dr. William Wagner Named Fellow in Biomaterials Science and Engineering
- Door-to-Balloon Time < 90 Minutes Benefits Heart Attack Patients
- Congratulations, Dr. Little!
- Medical Devices/Tools Focus of Student Design Projects
- Congratulations, Dr. Kreutzer!
- Refocusing Fat: Cosmetic Surgery’s Regenerative Medicine Approach
- Collaborative Effort Revolutionizes Artificial Heart Technology and Patient Care
- Newly Funded BRCA Cancer Research Program Announced
- Innovation Could Benefit People With Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injuries
- 2008 Carnegie Science Awards Program Features McGowan Faculty
- NIH Grant to Advance New Brain Tumor Therapies from Lab to Clinical Trials Received
- McGowan Institute Faculty Members Named 2008 Top-Ranked Physicians
- PTEI Supports Regenerative Medicine Education and National DNA Day
- New Human Performance Research Laboratory Opened
- Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation: Helping Hundreds
- Funding Boost Received for Pediatric VAD Research
- Pancreatic Cancer Research
- Tissue-Engineered Heart Valves: A Regenerative Medicine Approach
- World Voice Day Celebrated
- New Stem Cell Source
- Science Takes Aim at Battlefield Injury in Massive Project Grant
- Pittsburgh Compound-B Provides a Definitive Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease in Living Patients
- "Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers" Named
- Congratulations, Dr. Cheng!
- Dr. Herberman Accepts Prestigious Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Award
- Dr. Stephen Badylak Named 2008 Inventor of the Year!
- ACL Repairs in Children—A New Dilemma
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: How Much Pressure Should Be Applied?
- New Program Announced: Master of Science in Health and Rehabilitation Science, With a Concentration in Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Annual Boxing Event Raises Funds for the UPMC Cardiovascular Institute
- Study Findings: Addiction Relapse After Transplantation is Low
- McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship
- McGowan Institute Annual Retreat Highlights Regenerative Medicine
- Regenerative Medicine Paper Makes Top 10 of Gene Therapy Downloads
- Radical Cooling May Save Trauma Victims
- Congratulations, Drs. Badylak and Wagner!
- ID of Key Protein Target May Help in the Treatment of Pediatric Pneumonia
- Regenerative Medicine Medical Device Study: Drug-Coated vs. Bare Metal Heart Stents
- Dr. Fu Recognized by Chilean Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Dr. Ermentrout Recognized With Pitt Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award!
- Benefits of Initial Temporary Fixation of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Trauma Patients Reported
- Update on Work on Artificial Lung Prototypes
- Drs. Badylak and Sacks Recognized With Pitt Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award!
- A Valentine Story
- Growing Miracles: McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Featured on CBS Evening News
- Caregivers Struggle With the Effects of Alzheimer’s
- Advancements in Detecting and Diagnosing Biliary Atresia in Children May Improve Outcomes
- Regenerative Medicine: Lab-Grown Organs
- Thoughts on Regenerative Medicine
- Nanotechnology to Address Infections Associated with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
- Regenerative Medicine Therapy for Heart Patients
- International Transplants
- Resetting A Molecular Switch May Help Save Preemies
- Badylak Lab’s Work Serves as Foundation for Recent Regenerative Medicine Milestone
- Medical Devices Support Pediatric Cardiothoracic Success Story
- McGowan Institute Faculty Member Receives Innovation Development Award
- Regenerative Medicine Trial Helps Patients With Diabetes
- Brain-Controlled Medical Device
- Regenerative Medicine: Rebuilding Our Bodies
- Gene Therapy Treatments to Help Prevent Fatal Arrhythmias
- Regenerative Medicine Efforts Honored: 2007 Prix D’Excellence Award
- McGowan Institute Faculty Member Dr. Ronald Herberman Accepts C-Change Exemplary Implementation Award
- Orthopaedic Surgeon Recognized with Elite Award
- Federal Workshop Focuses on Development of Regenerative Medicine Medical Products
- Induced Hypothermia May Help Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children
- Children's Hospital Receives $23 Million Gift
- Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Permits Earlier Regenerative Medicine Therapies
- Congratulations, Rory Cooper and Pitt's Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology!
- Regenerative Medicine Experts Assess Pittsburgh's Medical Research Draw
- Award Winning "Greening" Efforts at Children’s Hospital
- Regenerative Medicine Gets Engineering Model Help to Determine Best Timing for Liver Transplant
- Gamma Knife Surgery: Latest Regenerative Medicine Tool
- Congratulations, Dr. Michael Boninger!
- Regenerative Medicine: Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
- Congratulations, Dr. Anthony Delitto!
- Inauguration of the Clinical Translation Unit: A Regenerative Medicine Facility
- Regenerative Medicine Facility: Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center
- Regenerative Medicine Diagnostic Device: Cameras for Pediatric Arthritis Patients
- Artificial Lungs as a Regenerative Medicine Tool
- Badylak Lab Featured in Esquire Magazine
- Regenerative Medicine: Tissue-Engineered Bladder Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial
- Dr. Rubin's Regenerative Medicine Efforts Receive Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering
- Regenerative Medicine: Successful Double Transplant
- Regenerative Medicine Study Headed by Dr. Lee
- $4.75 Million Grant for Spinal Cord Injury Rehab
- Senator Arlen Specter Supports Regenerative Medicine
- Peptide Common to Both Forms of ALS
- Stem Cells: An Unfair Advantage to Athletes?
- Congratulations, Dr. Rory Cooper!
- Pitt's Cancer Institute Partners with the Center for Minority Health
- LHAS Benefit Supports McGowan Institute Research
- Tissue Engineering Patent Awarded
- Dr. Woo Named University Professor
- Development of Pediatric Artificial Heart
- Young Transplant Recipients Enjoy Annual Summer Camp
- Weighing In on the Half-Liver Transplant
- Stem Cells Potential Therapy for Heart Attack and Muscular Dystrophy
- Mechanical Heart Pump Aids Failing Hearts
- Novel Surgical Adhesive Awarded US Patent
- Exploring the Role of Beta-Catenin in Liver Cancer
- Traumatic Brain Injuries—An Invisible Foe
- Congratulations, Dr. Kenton Zehr!
- Managing Trauma and Cancer Through Diet
- PTEI Middle School Science Camp 2007
- Treating Major Depression and Congestive Heart Failure Simultaneously
- Black Raspberries as Treatment for Cancer?
- The End of the Ride
- Addressing the Needs of Returning Veterans
- Domino Liver Transplant Involving a Pediatric Patient
- Study of Sepsis: Clues to Its Cause and Progression
- Microfabrication and a Biohybrid Lung
- Decreasing Door-to-Balloon Time
- Antibodies Significantly Reduce Liver Cancer Tumor Cell Production and Survival
- PTEI Partnership Provides Women with Biotechnology Career Opportunity
- A Bead-Time Story
- Congratulations, Dr. Anthony Delitto!
- Effective Chemotherapy Must Target Cancer Stem Cells, Spare Normal Stem Cells
- “Off-the-Shelf” Vascular Grafts
- Fat Tissue Alternate Source for Blood-Forming Stem Cells
- Transforming Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
- A Potential New Treatment for Impotence
- All in a Week’s Work
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Elderly With Depression May Benefit from Second Medication
- Gene Therapy Helps Chronic Pain Management
- More Efficient Artificial Lungs
- Cancer Research Results Communicated
- The CATER Experience
- Congratulations, Dr. Rory Cooper!
- New Heart Support Device Trial Underway
- Botox Benefits Prostate
- From Idea to Reality...One Step at a Time
- TERMIS-NA Annual Meeting
- Of Hearts and Veins
- Dr. William Wagner Named to Key ASAIO Appointments
- A Noninvasive Treatment for Urinary Incontinence
- A Revolution in Heart Transplantation Technology
- Congratulations Constance R. Chu, MD
- Perivascular Cells Purified From Human Adipose Tissue
- Tissue Engineering Education Gets a Boost
- Cell Gender Matters
- Student Recognized for Tissue Engineering Project
- Honors Convocation-2007
- Sowing the Seeds: Spraying Cells to Regrow Skin
- Wall Street Journal Highlights McGowan Institute Tissue Engineering
- Undergraduate Research at the McGowan Institute
- McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship
- Research Suggests Optimistic Future for Diabetes Patients
- Congratulations Dr. Dew
- McGowan Institute Distinguished Lectureship
- Partnership Yields Dividends
- Welcome Professor Amitai
- Stem Cells from Fat Being Studied as Option for Breast Reconstruction
- Dr. Badylak on CNN
- McGowan Faculty Recognized by Scientific American
- Professor Sacks-Next Technical Editor of Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
- Welcome Professor Fuchs
- Adult Stem Cells to Repair Hearts
- Medical Device Pioneer Shares 20 Years of Accomplishments
- New Contrast Agents Track Organ Rejection
- 20th Anniversary of the Artificial Heart Program
- McGowan Faculty on NPR
- Salamanders and newts do it, so why not us?
- New Patient Focused Web Site
- Team Pittsburgh & Transplant Games
- In Tribute to Monsignor McGowan
- Gene Therapy Speeds Muscle Healing
- Professor Sfeir Receives Independent Scientist Award
- Distinguished Scientist to Deliver Lecture-July 11th
- Health Journal Highlights McGowan Faculty
- Contributions to ASAIO Conference
- Student Recognized for Science Project
- Simulating cells on a surface
- Carnegie Science Center Recognizes Dr. Woo and the Institute
- DARPA Supports Research Toward Realizing Tissue Regeneration
- Researchers Now Able To Look Deep Into Heart To View Triggers Of A Heart's Beat
- Laureate Lecture By Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D.
- McGowan Institute Collaborator Reports First Human Recipients of Tissue Engineered Bladders
- Soldier Treatment & Regeneration Consortium Announced
- Assessing an Injectable Engineered Tissue for Cancer Reconstruction
- Regenerative Medicine Podcast
- Carnegie Science Center Awardees Announced
- Professor Philip LeDuc Recognized
- Professor Russell on Standardized Experimental Procedures in Tissue Engineering
- Welcome Professor Little
- McGowan Institute/ISMETT Partnership
- Gene Therapy May Prevent Cardiac Rupture and Prolong Life in Heart Attack
- Transplant Pioneer Thomas Starzl to Receive President's National Medal of Science
- Clinical Trial Results With Advanced Circulatory Support System Presented
- Institute Laboratory Building Awarded LEED™ Gold Rating
- McGowan Institute Technology Moves Towards Clinical Use
- Tiny Bubbles
- Immune System Cell Communications
- Human Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Effective in Animal Models of Incontinence
- New Stem Cell Trial in Patients Undergoing Heart Bypass Surgery
- Promise of Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy
- Option to Stem Cells Found
- Patients' Own Stem Cells Build New Blood Vessels
- Early Vision Leads to 70-Institution Collaboration Related to Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Professor Woo to Receive ASME Award
- UPMC Health Journal Highlights McGowan Tissue Regeneration Research
- Adult Stem Cells Show Same Ability to Self-Renew as Embryonic Cells
- McGowan Institute Celebrates Fourth Anniversary
- Artificial Heart Program Participates in Clinical Trial
- Contributions to ASAIO Conference
- Study Assesses a New Paradigm for African American Breast Cancer
- Muscle-Derived Stem Cells for Treatment for Incontinence
- Institute Collaborates with National Tissue Engineering Center
- NIH Funds Training Program Focusing on Biomechanics in Regenerative Medicine (BiRM)
- Novel Stem Cell Trial in Heart Failure Patients to Begin
- Professor LeDuc Receives Prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award
- McGowan Scientists Recognized
- Dr. Patel-Best Overall Paper
- NIH Funds Two SBIR Grants
- Artificial Hearts Move Into Mainstream
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Turns 35
- New Cardiovascular Bioengineering Training Program
- McGowan Faculty Recognized
- Annual McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Scientific Retreat a Success
- NIBIB Recognizes Dr. Badylak’s Contributions to Wound Healing
- First Heart Failure Patients Ever to Receive Stem Cells in Minimally Invasive Procedure Have Improved Heart Function
- McGowan Scientists Review State-of-the-Art In Vascular Grafts
- Nation’s First Telerehabilitation Engineering Research Center Established
- Professors Rubin and Russell Recognized
- Acta Biomaterialia Officially Launched
- Laying Down the Gauntlet
- Lab Results Suggest Possible Vaccine for Cervical Cancer
- Dolphin Quest Enlists University of Pittsburgh Specialist to Develop Custom ‘Scaffold’ for Dolphin’s Tissue Repair
- From the Lab, to Commerce, to the Clinic…
- Development of Novel Stem Cell Therapeutics
- Self-Assembling Nanotubes Change Colors, Form ‘Nanocarpet’ and Even Kill Bacteria
- Profile-Shelley Zomak-Transplant Coordinator
- Team Pittsburgh at the U.S. Transplant Games
- Grant Funds Research On Ovarian Function
- Clinical Artificial Heart Program Experienced Unprecedented Growth
- Dr. Charles Sfeir Receives New NIH Grant
- Resuscitation Fluid Derived from Aloe Plant Prolongs Life after Hemorrhagic Shock
- First Patient Discharged with Permanent Artificial Heart
- Distinguished Stem Cell Scientist Joins Institute
- McGowan Institute Celebrates Third Anniversary
- Dr. Strick Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Adult Stem Cell Injections in Heart Failure Patients Shows Treatment’s Benefit
- NASA-Inspired Technology May Help To Preserve Women’s Future Fertility Following Cancer Treatment
- Institute Receives NIH Funding to Develop Heart Assist Device For Infants
- Surgeons Implant Heartmate II Heart Assist Device as Part of U.S. Trial
- McGowan Faculty Named ‘Young Turks’
- Dr. LeDuc Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Professor Huard Receives Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award
- Professor George Stetten Recognized for Innovative and Pioneering Research
- New Scientific Collaboration with French Institute of Health and Medical Research
- New Studies Seek to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients
- “The best and the brightest...find their way to Pittsburgh and the Watkins Lab”
- Dr. Monga Receives NIH Grant for Liver Development Studies
- Professor Wagner is Selected Editor of Acta BIOMATERIALIA
- Celebrate Life 2003-Reunion of Heart And Lung Transplant Recipients
- Dr. Borovetz - Named Department Chair
- Dr. Federspiel Named CNG Faculty Fellow
- Artificial Heart Program Achieves Milestone
- Sacks and Collaborators Receive $1.75 Million
- Tissue-Engineered Solutions for Heart Disease
- New Pre-Doctoral Tissue Engineering Program Introduced
- McGowan Institute Celebrates Second Anniversary
- Artificial Organ Research Findings Presented by Institute Researchers
- Dr. Starzl Greets Students at the McGowan Institute
- McGowan Center for Pre-Clinical Studies Formed
- McGowan Institute Faculty Honored by TRIO
- Dr. Monga Selected to Receive a Grant from the American Cancer Society
- Artificial Heart Program Team Receives the 2003 Health Care Hero Award
- The McGowan Institute Welcomes Professor Bruno Péault
- The McGowan Institute Welcomes Professor Kacey Marra
- The McGowan Institute Welcomes Professor Stephen Badylak
- Gordon Research Conference: ASSISTED CIRCULATION
- The McGowan Institute Welcomes Professor Jörg Gerlach
- Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials, Biocompatibility and Tissue Engineering
- Reunion of Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients Brings Patients and Upmc Transplant Team Together
- Opportunity - Graduate Students interested in research on bioreactor technology in regenerative medicine.
- RESNA recognizes student papers from the HERL, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Head of McGowan Institute Believes Good Science Must Come First
- International Expert in Tissue Biomechanics Expands Role in McGowan Institute
- The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse has announced the creation of two new funding mechanisms
- Trevor Snyder Recognized for Paper at ASAIO Annual Meeting
- Pittsburgh Provides Leadership for the International School on Blood Flow
- Advances in Research on Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells
- Dr. Kormos joins discussion on Heart Pumps
- The Private Sector: Accentuate the positive
- National Recognition for Professor Beckman
- Promising Results From Muscle Derived Stem Cell Studies
- Musculoskeletal Research Center Receives NIH Grant
- McGowan Institute Faculty Receive Chancellor's Research Award
- McGowan Institute Receives Support from the Mario Lemieux Foundation
- Stem Cells from Skeletal Muscle Can Restore Bone Marrow Function
- Human Therapeutic Cloning: Life-Saving Medicine, Not Scary Monsters
- REU Winners- Quality research begins with undergraduates…
- McGowan Charitable Fund
- Eight NIH Bioengineering Grants
- Human Heart Kept Alive Outside Body for First Time in Study of Portable Organ Preservation System™ at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- McGowan Institute Scientist Receives New NIH Grants
- Regenerative Medicine To Be Focus Of New Institute At University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Health System