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Newsletter 2021

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Newsletter | December 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | December 14, 2021

December 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 12| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Study Identifies Factor in ‘Young Blood’ That Helps Rejuvenate Aged Mouse Muscle

As we age, our muscles gradually become smaller, weaker, and less able to heal after injury. In a new study, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers pinpoint an important mediator of youthfulness in mouse muscle, a discovery that could advance muscle regeneration therapies for older people. Read More

Newsletter | November 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | November 24, 2021

November 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 11| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Hemolung Respiratory Assist System Receives FDA De Novo Clearance

ALung Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of low-flow extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) technologies for treating patients with acute respiratory failure, announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company De Novo clearance for the Hemolung Respiratory Assist System. This system was developed  at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine by a team of researchers led by faculty member William Federspiel, PhD, the company’s cofounder and professor of bioengineering, chemical engineering, critical care medicine, and the Clinical Translation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Federspiel is also the director of the Medical Devices Laboratory at the McGowan Institute. Read More

Newsletter | October 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | October 29, 2021

October 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 10| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Novel Gene Therapy Platform Speeds Search for Ways to Cure Blindness

A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision. Read More

Newsletter | September 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | September 30, 2021

September 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 9| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio Named a 2021 Women of Influence Award Winner

Presented by the Pittsburgh Business Times, the 2021 Women of Influence Awards honor the region’s most influential businesswomen at for-profit companies, nonprofits, and government entities. This year, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine faculty member Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT, is one of the 25 women being honored as Women of Influence. The awardees are women who were effective in their communities, blazed a trail for others, and are leaving an indelible mark on business in Greater Pittsburgh. This year’s presentation event will take place on October 6, 2021. Read More

Newsletter | August 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | August 30, 2021

August 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 8| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

ISSRDC Highlights Opportunities Within Biomanufacturing in Space

The 2021 International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) featured a fireside chat on biomanufacturing in space. Gary Rodrigue, MBA, director of programs and partnerships at the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), moderated a discussion with William Wagner, PhD, director of the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The discussion focused on the value of space-based biomanufacturing and the critical role of the orbiting laboratory in advancing this research area. Read More

Newsletter | July 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | July 30, 2021

July 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 7| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Pitt-UPMC Scientists Are Inventing mRNA Vaccine to Cure Liver Failure

Today, the only cure for end-stage liver disease is an organ transplant – an expensive treatment, and the demand for which outweighs the supply. Nearly 12,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a liver as of July 2021. Read More

Newsletter | June 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | June 30, 2021

June 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 6| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Injection of Light-Sensitive Proteins Restores Blind Man’s Vision

After 40 years of blindness, a 58-year-old man can once again see images and moving objects, thanks to an injection of light-sensitive proteins into his retina. Read More

Newsletter | May 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | May 25, 2021

May 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 5| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Serving Those Who Serve

The third Saturday in May marks National Armed Forces Day. Here are some In the News articles which detail the ways in which the research of McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty members supports members of the military community: Read More

Newsletter | April 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | April 29, 2021

April 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 4| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Pitt Innovation Awards

In a April 22nd virtual presentation, the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute has recognized the achievements of three McGowan affiliated faculty members: Read More

Newsletter | March 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | March 30, 2021

March 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 3| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Pitt Health Academy: Research in Orbit

In 2019, the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory formed a research partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Read More

Newsletter | February 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | February 25, 2021

February 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 2| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

2021 Class of NAI Senior Members Announced

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 63 of the world’s best emerging academic inventors to its 2021 class of Senior Members.  Three of those honorees are McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty members (pictured top to bottom): Read More

Newsletter |January 2021

By The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine | Newsletter, Newsletter 2021 | January 29, 2021
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January 2021 | VOL. 20, NO. 1| www.McGowan.pitt.edu

Breathing Easier with a Better Tracheal Stent

Pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), a narrowing of the airway in children, is a complex medical condition. While it can be something a child is born with or caused by injury, the condition can result in a life-threatening emergency if untreated.  Treatment, however, is challenging. Depending on the severity, doctors will use a combination of endoscopic techniques, surgical repair, tracheostomy, or deployment of stents to hold the airway open and enable breathing. Read More

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