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In other cases, McGowan Institute affiliated faculty members have collaboratively evaluated with other organizations many of the new technologies and procedures that have been developed by others so they are uniquely poised to apply these new technologies in a clinical setting.
Finally, other technologies have matured to the point that they have been licensed to commercial organizations and the refinement of the technology for clinical use is underway.
As illustrated at the right, the "life cycle" for a new therapeutic procedure spans many years; in some cases, a particular clinical study may conclude as defined in the study protocol. These studies are included here to show the diverse interests and accomplishments of McGowan Institute faculty members.
The following is the current list of emerging technologies where McGowan Institute faculty who are clinically active may be able to assist interested patients, and products that are now available clinically based on the pioneering studies of the faculty:
Heart Assistance
- Adult Cardiac Support
- The Artificial Heart Program (Kormos, MD)
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Cell Therapy for Angina (J.S.Lee, MD)
Tissue Engineering
- Burn Therapy
- Inductive Scaffolds for Burn Repair (Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD – with ISR)
- Repair/Regeneration of Traumatic Tissue Loss
- Inductive Scaffold for Digit Extension (Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD – with ISR)
- ECM-Replacement of Lost Muscle Tissue (Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD – with ISR)
- Finger Tip Therapy (Rubin, MD – with Badylak, DVM, PhD, MD)
- Helping Wounded Soldiers Recover from Facial Injuries (Rubin, MD)
Cellular Therapy
- Researching a Reversal of Type 1 Diabetes (Trucco, MD)