News Archive

Dr. Bryan Brown Laboratory Student Accepted Into CTS TL1 Program

Published On: November 3, 2016Categories: Awards and Recognition, News ArchiveBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Aimon Iftikhar, graduate student researcher in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh and in the laboratory [...]
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In a First, Pitt-UPMC Team Help Paralyzed Man Feel Again Through a Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm

Published On: October 27, 2016Categories: Medical Devices, News ArchiveBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Imagine being in an accident that leaves you unable to feel any sensation in your arms and fingers. Now [...]
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World-Renowned Expert in Research and Therapies for Blindness and Vision Impairment Joins McGowan Institute

Published On: October 27, 2016Categories: News Archive, VisionBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
One of the world’s top experts in retinal diseases, who is developing an artificial retina as well as other [...]
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Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Develop Better Methodology to Treat Rotator Cuff Tears

Published On: October 27, 2016Categories: News Archive, RehabilitationBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common injuries seen by orthopedic surgeons, resulting in 30 percent of [...]
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Activity Trackers Are Ineffective at Sustaining Weight Loss

Published On: October 27, 2016Categories: Medical Devices, News ArchiveBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Wearable devices that monitor physical activity are not reliable tools for weight loss, says a new study from the [...]
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McGowan Institute Affiliated Faculty and Trainees Share Accomplishments at the 2016 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting

Published On: October 20, 2016Categories: Awards and Recognition, News ArchiveBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
50 presentations and 2 awards… The Annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October [...]
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McGowan Institute Affiliated Faculty Members Receive PLRC Project Funding

Published On: October 20, 2016Categories: Awards and Recognition, CATER, Cellular Therapy, News ArchiveBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
The Pittsburgh Liver Research Center (PLRC) Grant Review Committee has selected the awardees for the 2016-2017 grants. Congratulations to the [...]
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Industry/Pitt Partnership to Advance Additive Manufacturing Problem-Solving for Industry

Published On: October 20, 2016Categories: Computations and Modeling, News ArchiveBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
As additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, continues to advance in industry and academia, knowledge gaps can appear as researchers push [...]
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