Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Laura Niklason, MD, PhD. Dr. Niklason is the vice chair for research anesthesiology as well as a professor of anesthesiology and biomedical engineering at Yale University. Dr. Niklason discusses her research in arterial and lung tissue enginering and in whole organ engineering. For more information about Dr. Niklason, click [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Leonard I. Zon, MD. Dr. Zon is the Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Director of the Stem Cell Program, Children’s Hospital Boston. Dr. Zon discusses his research on the use of the zebrafish model for research into hematopoiesis and [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT. Dr. Ambrosio is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the co-director of the Clinical Translation/Rehabilitation Lab of the Stem Cell Research Center. Dr. Ambrosio discusses the upcoming symposium that aims to unite [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Eric Lagasse, PharmD, PhD.  Dr. Eric Lagasse is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology and the Director of the Cancer Stem Cell Center, a joint venture between the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Dr. Lagasse provides an update on his [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Cameron Riviere, PhD, who is an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Riviere discusses his research in control systems and robotic devices, and [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Maria Caruso. Ms. Caruso is the founder and director of Bodiography Contemporary Ballet and the director of the dance department at La Roche College. Ms. Caruso discusses the link between art and science as well as the important role regenerative medicine has played in her work. For Bodiography Contemporary [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Yadong Wang, PhD. Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wang discusses his research in tissue engineering and his focus on exploring means to translate cutting-edge materials innovations into clinical benefits. For more information about Dr. Wang, please click here. Host John [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Prashant N. Kumta, PhD. Dr. Kumta is the Edward R. Weidlein Chair at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering and is a professor in the Departments of BioEngineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Dr. Kumta discusses his tissue engineering research, focusing on [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Brandon Reines, DVM. Dr. Reines is a scientist and medical historian. He discusses the pioneering work of Dr. Robert Tuttle Morris, a surgeon who practiced in the late 19th century and who was years ahead of his time. He could be considered the grandfather of regenerative medicine. Host John [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Ms. Christine Knott. Ms. Knott is the Executive Director of Family House, a non-profit corporation operated by a voluntary board of directors that provides a special "home away from home" for patients and/or families who must travel to Pittsburgh for treatment of serious or life-threatening illnesses. Ms. Knott discusses [...]