McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Ms. Julia Hart.  Ms. Hart is the supervisor of the Histology Core Laboratory for the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Ms. Hart discusses her work in processing, embedding, cutting, and staining of histology samples for laboratories across the University of Pittsburgh. To access the photos referenced in the podcast, [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Shawn Bengtson.  Mr. Bengtson is the Quality Systems Manager at the McGowan Institute, implementing a Quality Systems Program supporting the Center’s Preclinical Studies. Mr. Bengtson discusses his work in Quality Management Systems and how it differs from Good Lab Practices. For more information about Mr. Bengtson, click here. [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Mo Ebrahimkhani.  Dr. Ebrahimkhani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh.  He is also a member of the Division of Experimental Pathology and the Pittsburgh Liver Research Center. Dr. Ebrahimkhani discusses his research in systems and synthetic biology-based approaches to [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Rory Cooper.  Dr. Cooper is FISA & Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Professor and Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, and professor of Bioengineering, Physical Med & Rehab, and Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). Dr. Cooper is Founding Director and VA [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alan Wells.  Dr. Wells is the Thomas J. Gill III Professor of Pathology and the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wells discusses his research in the conditions of dysregulated responses. For more information about Dr. Wells, click here. Host John [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Michael Boninger.  Dr. Boninger is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. He discusses his research in the development and application of assistive, rehabilitative, and regenerative technologies. For more information about Dr. Boninger, click here. For more [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Antonio D'Amore.  Dr. D'Amore is a Research Assistant Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh and a group leader and head of the cardiac tissue engineering program at Fondazione RiMED. He discusses his research in cardiac tissue engineering as well as his [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Stephen Badylak.  Dr. Badylak shares the progress that has been made in treating volumetric muscle loss due to traumatic events using a novel tissue engineering methodology. He discusses the current clinical trial and the procedure to investigate eligibility to enroll in the trial. To explore eligibility and [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Urszula Zdanowicz.  Dr. Zdanowicz is a knee and ankle surgeon with a focus on arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery at the Carolina Medical Center, Orthopaedic and Sports Traumatology Department, a part of the LUX MED Group, which is the leading healthcare provider in Poland. Dr. Zdanowicz discusses her work [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Dr. Harvey Borovetz.  Dr. Borovetz is a Distinguished Professor and former Chair (2002-2013) in the Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, the Robert L. Hardesty Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, a Professor of Chemical and [...]