McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty member Mary Amanda Dew, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Clinical and Translational Science, and Acute and Tertiary Care (Nursing), has received the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 38: Society for Health Psychology 2021 Excellence in Health Psychology Research Award.
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine faculty member Freddie Fu, MD, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and orthopaedic surgeon at UPMC, was awarded honorary membership from The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT)—the platform organization linking Europe’s national orthopaedic associations aimed at promoting the exchange of scientific knowledge and experience with a particular emphasis on education and research.
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty member Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, a renowned neurologist and stem cell biologist, has been named Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His appointment is effective October 1.
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.
From ski slopes to Girl Scouts, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty member Rosalyn Abbott’s classroom of choice has evolved over the years, but her love for teaching and discovery remains a steady constant. On any given day, she can be found integrating biomaterials, namely silk, with tissue engineering techniques in her lab, or teaching introductory engineering courses to undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Her group’s latest research uncovered a novel finding—that silk scaffolding is responsive to ultrasound.
Elite freedivers who dive unaided in open sea, have brain oxygen levels even lower than seals during their deepest dives, new research at the University of St. Andrews has found.
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty member Rory Cooper, PhD, FISA & Paralyzed Veterans of America Professor and Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, Professor of Bioengineering, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, Founding Director and VA Senior Research Career Scientist of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, is the recipient of the IEEE 2022 Award for Biomedical Engineering. He received this honor “for extensive contributions to wheelchair technology that have expanded mobility and reduced secondary injuries for millions of people with disabilities.”
McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine faculty member J. Peter Rubin, MD, FACS, Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery, the UPMC Endowed Professor of Plastic Surgery, Director of UPMC Wound Healing Services, and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, was recently interviewed by Olga Villaverde, the host of Dr. Q&A of AllHealthTV.com. Dr. Rubin answered many medical questions from Ms. Villaverde and viewers.
It was a nagging mystery: A rare-disease expert at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh had found a successful treatment for two of the deadliest symptoms of one of the more common classes of rare diseases diagnosed by newborn screenings, but one symptom—painful episodes of muscle breakdown that land victims in intensive care—persisted.
A nanoparticle technology created at Duquesne University for oxygen delivery could enable the preservation of organs prior to transplantations, according to a new study from McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty members located at Duquesne and the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine.
