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Potential Artificial Blood Products for Use in Hypothermia Induced During SurgeriesMcGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Research and Its People Receive Awards for Excellence
Pittsburgh’s Makeover--Education, Medicine, and Technology—And What’s New for 2012
Christopher Bettinger: Recipient of the Prestigious NAS Award for Initiatives in Research and a TR35 Top Young Innovator
Halting the Progress to Severe Sepsis
Regenerative Medicine Medical Device Start Up Receives Funding Boost
Long Distance Warrior: The Story of Bill McGowan
Clinical Use of New Brain-Scanning Technology
Regenerative Medicine: Regrowing Blood Vessels with a Potent Molecule
Dr. Steven Little Awarded the 2012 Young Investigator Award from the Society For Biomaterials
Team Describes How Tooth Enamel Forms
Regenerative Medicine’s Potential Fountain of Youth
Dr. Alan Russell, Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of New Peer-Reviewed Journal
Regenerative Medicine Technique Highlighted on The Dr. Oz Show
Accolades to McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Faculty Members
Esophageal Cancer Risk Higher in Medically Treated GERD Patients with Fewest Symptoms
Regenerative Medicine Trial: Stem Cell Injections May Offer Hope to Patients with No Other Options
Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials Workshop on Mg-Based Screw Projects
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Member Dr. Michael Boninger Receives Teaching Award
Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio is a CELLebrity Doctor!
Team Discovers Why Stored Blood May Become Less Safe for Transfusion as It Ages
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Earn University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Professorships
Study: Race Might Not Influence Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions in End-Stage Cancer
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Member Dr. Ron Shapiro Celebrates Transplantation
Microbial Fuel Cell May Power Medical Implants One Day
Regenerative Medicine Education: Dr. Michael Lotze Mentors Award-Winning High School Student
Bioengineering Innovation and Commercialization Program
Computer Models Used in Drug Discovery Efforts for New Regenerative Medicine Therapies
New Technology Could Inspire Brain Implant for Detecting and Treating Seizures
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Great Physicians
Telepathology Provides Remote, Second-Opinion Pathology Consultations to China
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Member Dr. Joon Sup Lee Named Co-Director of New Heart and Vascular Institute
Brain-Computer Interface Permits Moving Thoughts
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Faculty Member Dr. Steven Little Named Chair of Society for Biomaterial’s Drug Delivery Special Interest Group
First Annual Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation to Be Held in Pittsburgh
Task Force Position on Regenerative Medicine Stem Cell Therapies in Aesthetic Medicine
New Pacemaker Permits MRI Scans
The Work of McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Faculty Featured on the Discovery Channel
Pitt Receives $3.54 Million Coulter Foundation Translational Bioengineering Research Award
Regenerative Medicine’s Challenge to Cure: Post-Conference Workshop at Upcoming TERMIS-NA 2011
“Going Blind”: Upcoming Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
Work is Inspiration for Upcoming Ballet
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Faculty Member Dr. Freddie Fu: A Recognized Doc Star
Clinical Practice Guidelines on Acute Kidney Injury Announced
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Deputy Director Dr. William Wagner Receives 2011 Clemson Award
Collaborative Grant Will Help Move Towards Clinical Heart Study
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Member Dr. George Michalopolous Receives American Liver Foundation Award
Multi-State Kidney Chain: 32 Operations and 16 Transplants
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Members Use New Technology to Treat Aortic Heart Valve Disease Without Open Heart Surgery
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries: Funded Projects
Accolades for Regenerative Medicine Career: Dr. Savio L-Y. Woo
Celebrating 10 Years of Regenerative Medicine at the McGowan Institute
TBI Therapy is Focus of Clinical Trial Led by McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Member Dr. David Okonkwo
Good News Updates from the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Faculty Member Dr. Peter Rubin Named Chief of Pitt’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Redesign of U.S. Liver Allocation Regions Benefits More Transplant Patients
Regenerative Medicine: Stronger Self-Healing Materials by Adding More Give
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Focus of Clinical Trial
Regenerative Medicine Reconstructs Soft-Tissue in Wounded Warriors
Project to Develop Software to Improve Management of Heart Patients Funded
Healing Through Regenerative Medicine
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Leads to Low Mortality
Regenerative Medicine Efforts Through Teaching and Public Service Honored
Grant for Esophageal Research Awarded to Dr. Blair Jobe
Regenerative Medicine Find: Mammalian Newborn Heart Can Heal Itself
Paper Represents the Avant-Garde in the Field of "Precision Macromolecular Chemistry"
Successful Partnership: Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine
Medical Devices Made with Self-Healing Material
Regenerative Medicine Using Platelet-Rich Plasma
Radiosurgery: A Potential, Valuable New Option for Most Severe Cases of OCD
Regenerative Medicine Milestone: Arteries Grown With Highest Level of Elastic Protein Reported
Treatment with 2 Medications Improves Cognition, Reduces Incidence of Dementia in Older Adults
McGowan Institute Receives Donation from Regenerative Medicine Spin-Out
Dr. Woo Delivers Inaugural Albert Kobayashi and Jim Morrison Endowed Lectureship
Regenerative Medicine and the Body Future
Dr. Richard Schaub Named to Top Cardiac Services Positions
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Members Named 2011 Top-Ranked Physicians
Improving the Supply of Donor Organs
Ocular Regenerative Medicine Focus of Fox Center for Vision Restoration and First Annual Conference
Robert Kormos Named to the Medical Advisory Board for Organ Transport Systems
Regenerative Medicine Grant: Curbing Breast Cancer Metastasis with Drag-Reducing Polymers
Rabies Helps Scientists Understand the Brain’s Neurologic Circuitry
Middle School Regenerative Medicine Project Takes 1st Place Prize
Revolutionizing Pathology
Regenerative Medicine Medical Device Focus of Heart Assist Study
Experimental Radioprotective Drug Safe for Lung Cancer Patients
Congratulations for Well Deserved Recognition
Cellular Imaging Techniques Highlight Regenerative Medicine Research
McGowan Institute-Developed Technology—The Hemolung Respiratory Assist System—Used as a Successful Bridge to Lung Transplant
All About Regenerative Medicine at Annual McGowan Institute Retreat
Department of Pathology Members Recognized
Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Named Recipient of 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Dynamic Program for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Retreat
Dr. Raman Venkataramanan Receives Honors
Scientists Contributing to Regenerative Medicine Are Recognized by the CSC
Bodiography Contemporary Ballet: A Regenerative Medicine Collaboration
Dr. David Vorp Awarded 2011 Van C. Mow Medal
Regenerative Medicine Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Wise Young to Speak February 10
Regenerative Medicine Work Feature of NatGeo Program, Monday, February 7, 2011
Dr. Bryan Tillman Honored with Wylie Scholar in Academic Vascular Surgery Award
Bridge to Independence: Regenerative Medicine Vision Device
Paper Wins AMIA Award
Origin of Sporadic Breast Cancer
Study Investigates Risk Management in Regenerative Medicine
New Generation of Sophisticated and Lifelike Prosthetic Arms
New Digital Pathology Technology in Clinical Research Testing
Sepsis Survivors Likely to Have Cognitive Issues
Regenerative Medicine Medical Device: Artificial Lung Saves 6-Year-Old Patient
Diagnosing and Treating Glaucoma
The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Continues the Connection Between Art and Science
Dr. Rory Cooper Receives the Chapel of Four Chaplains Award
Regenerative Medicine Photo Covers Latest Journal of Materials Chemistry
Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Focus of NIH Grant
Regenerative Medicine: Helping Soldiers Who Have Lost Limbs in Combat
Clues to How Bacteria and Viruses Are Identified as Enemies Revealed
Remodeling the Human Body with Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering
Indian Medical Team to Receive Regenerative Medicine Training
Commercial Mind-Reading Tools Nothing Like Those Used in Scientific Research Labs
Knee Repair Regenerative Medicine Research Efforts
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Director Alan Russell Honored by ACS
Dr. Yoram Vodovotz Elected President of the Society for Complexity in Acute Illness
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Distinguished Lecture: Mr. David Smith
PerMMA Named a Most Promising Robot
Regenerative Medicine and Breast Reconstruction
Dr. Freddie Fu Named a Distinguished Service Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Regenerative Medicine Medical Device: BrainPort Vision Device Receives $3.2M for R&D
Regenerative Medicine Helps Heal Hand Transplant Patients
Dr. James Luketich Named Founding Chair of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Regenerative Medicine’s Science a Part of Educational TV Show on Health Literacy
ISL&T Establishes the Professor Savio Woo Young Researcher Awards
Regenerative Medicine Grant: 3D Culture of Adipose Tissue for Screening Obesity-Related Drugs
Coulter Translational Research Awardees Announced
Regenerative Medicine Therapy for Corneal Scarring Receives Funding Boost
Study: Interventions Could Help Alleviate Sepsis Racial Disparities
Colonies of Biomimetic Microcapsules Designed
Dr. Toby Chapman Inducted as a Distinguished Member of Pitt’s Chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Therapy Based on Regenerative Medicine Science
Dr. Joan Rogers Receives Prestigious AOTA/AOTF Presidents’ Commendation Award
Regenerative Medicine Medical Device Research Receives Year 3 Funding
Dr. Charleen Chu Receives the ASIP Outstanding Investigator Award
Using Adult Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine Therapies
Commonly Used Seizure Drug Could Treat Severe Genetic Liver Disease
Walking for Independence
Regenerative Medicine Discovery Allows Researchers to Further Study and Characterize Cancer Stem Cells
Computer Games Assist in Patient Rehabilitation
Regenerative Medicine Student Opportunity: Angiopathy Training Program
Regenerative Medicine is Part of the Efforts toward Treating Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hepatitis B Clinical Research Network Members Address Treatment Challenges
Perspective: Pulmonary Tissue Engineering Advance Opens New Frontiers
Textbook Takes a Top Award
Bike Trek through Pittsburgh Brings U.S. Veteran Athletes to McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Brain Map Helps Pinpoint Epilepsy Surgical Treatment
Former VP Cheney Receives Heart Device That Includes McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Technology
Clues Found for How to Produce the Next Generation of Human Blood Substitute
Health Care Ethics Focus of Forum
Leadership Change at the Fox Center for Vision Restoration
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Affiliated Faculty Members Named 2010 Top-Ranked Physicians
Ceramics as a Biological Molecule Delivery Agent
NVWG: Not All Fun and Games
Regenerative Medicine Product Has Potential to Help Cerebral Stroke Patients
Key Brain Regions Talk Directly with Each Other
Diabetes Workshops Assist Guam Community
Dr. Leming Zhou Receives NSF Grant
Enzyme Identified That Can Attack Carbon Nanotubes
Dr. Andrew Schwartz Receives IBMISPS Pioneer in Medicine Award
New Pulmonary Valve Replacement Therapy Procedure Performed
Students Win Big!
Regenerative Medicine Innovation Focus of Second Open Session
Persuading Joints to Fix Themselves
A Regenerative Medicine Alternative Approach to Liver Transplantation
Study: Kidney Injury Linked to Greater Risk of Death Among Pneumonia Patients
Pittsburgh Marathoner Dr. Rory Cooper Finishes for the VLPWPA
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
Efforts to Identify Circulatory Shock
Dr. John Pacella Receives Claude R. Joyner, M.D., Research Award
Dr. Joon Sup Lee Named President-Elect of the American Heart Association, Allegheny Division
Living-Donor Liver Transplantation
Admiral Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Visits McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Study on Hospital End-of-Life Care Treatment Styles
Caregivers of ICU Survivors Are Collateral Damage of Critical Illness
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Design Technology Receives FDA Approval
Investigational Study Focuses on Surgical Treatment for Depression
Dr. Mark Roberts Appointed Chair of Health Policy and Management at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health
Transplant Experts Guide Patients to New Lives as Organ Recipients
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells May One Day Treat Muscle and Bone Disorders
Heart Transplants Inspiration for Pittsburgh Ballet Production
Surgical Tool Successfully Performs Without Incision 10,000th Time
Pediatric Heart Patient—One Year Later
Regenerative Medicine Focus of Annual McGowan Institute Retreat
Sorting Through Traumatic Brain Injury
Wheelchair Breakdowns Negatively Impact User’s Health and Quality of Life
McGowan Institute Research and Clinical Progress Featured on CBS and CNN
Help For a Compromised Colon
Very Young People With Very Old Knees
“Pittsburgh Protocol” Used Third Time in Nation’s Second Bilateral Hand Transplant
VAD Technology Gives Patients Renewed Hope
New Surgery for Heartburn
A Step Closer to Reversing Type 1 Diabetes
Development of Heart Assist Device for Infants and Toddlers Gets $5.6 Million Boost
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Its People Receive Awards for Excellence
Dr. Yoram Vodovotz Leads IBM Partnership Effort
Dr. Katherine Verdolini Receives ASHA Prestigious Award
VAD Helps Resting Heart Regenerate
Dr. Philip LeDuc Discovers New Protein Function That Could Save Lives
Working the Gray Area Between Sickness and Health
Team Works to Assess Regeneration of Limbs and Digits
CATER Receives Renewal Funding for 5 Years
McGowan Institute Researchers Partner with Levitronix
Bench to Bassinet: New Insights into the Development of the Human Cardiovascular System
Winning Poster Named at Biotech 2009
State of the Science Workshop: Regenerative Rehabilitation
First Patient Enrolled in TACT European Clinical Trial
Phase III Study: Fat Absorption in Adults with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Significantly Improves
Novel Surgical Adhesive Begins Clinical Trials in Germany
Dr. Charleen Chu Receives Grant from the Ellison Medical Foundation
Regenerative Medicine Research Programs Receive Funding Boost and Accolades
Grant Will Help Wounded Soldiers Recover from Facial Injuries
Dr. David Hackam Wins the Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award
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
Fat Precursor Cells May Improve Nerve Regeneration and Functional Recovery
Dr. Savio Woo Elected Honorary Member of EFOST
Wake Forest Vascular Surgeon and Tissue Engineer Moves to McGowan Institute
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer
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
Heart Disease Expert Dr. Cecilia Lo Joins the University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Marathon Winner: Rory Cooper, PhD
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
Depression Drug Clinical Study Participants Do Not Reflect Actual Patient Population
Computer Models Help Illustrate How Neural Networks Function
Dr. William Federspiel Named to Prestigious NIH Center for Scientific Review
Successful Hand Transplants Performed
Gene Mutation May Cause Poor Lung Development in Children
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
Upcoming Benefit for Regenerative Medicine Research
Minimally Invasive Surgery Options for Treatment of Glaucoma Now Available
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
NIBIB Recognizes Dr. Badylak’s Contributions to Wound Healing
Annual McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Scientific Retreat a Success
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
Professor Wagner is Selected Editor of Acta BIOMATERIALIA
“The best and the brightest...find their way to Pittsburgh and the Watkins Lab”
Dr. Monga Receives NIH Grant for Liver Development Studies
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
The McGowan Institute Welcomes Professor Jörg Gerlach
Reunion of Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients Brings Patients and Upmc Transplant Team Together
International Expert in Tissue Biomechanics Expands Role in McGowan Institute
Opportunity - Graduate Students interested in research on bioreactor technology in regenerative medicine.
National Recognition for Professor Beckman
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
RESNA recognizes student papers from the HERL, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Head of McGowan Institute Believes Good Science Must Come First
Trevor Snyder Recognized for Paper at ASAIO Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Research Center Receives NIH Grant
Promising Results From Muscle Derived Stem Cell Studies
The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse has announced the creation of two new funding mechanisms
Advances in Research on Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells
Pittsburgh Provides Leadership for the International School on Blood Flow
Dr. Kormos joins discussion on Heart Pumps
The Private Sector: Accentuate the positive