Thomas W. Gilbert, PhD

Dr. Thomas Gilbert is the Vice President of Research and Development at Miromatrix Medical in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Prior to this he was the Chief Science Officer, Research & Development, Clinical Research, at ACell, Inc., Columbia, MD. Dr. Gilbert received his BS, Materials Science and Engineering, in 1998 from Carnegie Mellon University.  In 2006, he received his PhD, Bioengineering, from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Gilbert’s major research interests include:

• Tissue engineering/regenerative medicine applications of extracellular matrix scaffolds
• Tissue engineering/regenerative medicine for the upper airway and lungs

Dr. Gilbert is a member of several professional organizations:  Tissue Engineering Regenerative Medicine International Society, American Thoracic Society, American Society of Matrix Biology, and the Society for Biomaterials.  He received in 2016 and Innovator Award from the University of Pittsburgh.  He is the holder of 4 patents. View a list of Dr. Gilbert’s publications here.