Dr. Richard Bodnar is a research assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Pathology. He received a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002. He was also the recipient of a BS in biochemistry and biophysics from Pitt, where he returned to do postdoctoral work and eventually join the faculty.
Dr. Bodnar’s current research interests center on identifying the signaling pathways that mediate regression of the capillary network during wound healing. The goal is to propose novel therapies for the treatment of diseases caused by pathological vascularization. The lab is also investigating the role endothelial cells and angiogenesis play in dermal/epidermal communication during the wound healing process.
Among the honors that Dr. Bodnar has received are the Klaus R. Unna Award in 2002 for outstanding research accomplishment as a graduate student and a National Institutes of Health F32 NRS Fellowship Award for 2003-2006.
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Dr. Richard J. BodnarPhone: (412) 624-9366
Email: rjb8@pitt.edu