The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine extends a warm welcome to the delegates to the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.
The McGowan Institute, committed to advancing the science and the clinical implementation of regenerative therapies, organizes the talents and expertise of the many “scientists…making advances in tissue regeneration, which will help people across the globe, including our troops wounded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan,” as referenced by President Obama in his September 8, 2009, statement on G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.
In support of injured troops and citizens worldwide, the McGowan Institute is leading the way in the research on tissue engineering, cell therapy, and medical devices that are the key pillars in the development of regenerative therapies that seek to repair diseased or damaged tissue and organs, vs. the current approaches of treating the symptoms or using artificial devices. Several of our faculty’s accomplishments were featured in recent press coverage:
Drs. Stephen Badylak, W. P. Andrew Lee, Andrew Schwartz, Massimo Trucco, and Marco Zenati: Pittsburghers forge ahead on cutting edge (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Type 1 diabetes (Trucco), hand transplantation (Lee), limb regeneration (Badylak), vision (Dr. Joel Schuman and General Major (ret.) Gale Pollock), pediatric transplantation (Drs. George Mazariegos and Peter Wearden: Pittsburgh evolves into international leader in health-care research (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Some more examples of the Institute’s emerging regenerative therapies that demonstrate the revolutionary changes that are emerging through these studies are highlighted below:
Regenerative Medicine and Trauma Care for Today’s Soldiers: From Bench to Battlefield
New Hemostatic Dressings for Soldiers: Save More Lives and Money
Regenerative Medicine Help for Soldiers
Successful Hand Transplants Performed
Nation’s First: Center for Ocular Regeneration and Vision Restoration
Gift Will Support Regenerative Medicine Efforts to Cure Blindness and Vision Impairment
U.S. Army Warrior Transition Unit May Be Established in Pittsburgh
Human Engineering Research Laboratories
HERL Named Center of Excellence for Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering
Regenerative Medicine Efforts Highlight of Radio Talk Show
Oprah Show Features Regenerative Medicine Work
Hydrogels for Growth of Bone Cells Developed
Biomimetics: A New Regenerative Medicine Approach
Injured Heart Muscle Repaired in Laboratory Tests of Novel Stem Cells
Adult Stem Cells Found in Blood Vessels with Broad Ability to Regenerate Other Tissues
Two Key Researchers and Their Technologies Look to Improve Nerve Regeneration
Fat Precursor Cells May Improve Nerve Regeneration and Functional Recovery
Muscle-Derived Stem Cells May Improve Efficiency of Therapies and Healing
Spotlight Series: Dr. Massimo Trucco
Spotlight Series: Emerging Technology--Miniaturized Heart Pumps for Children
The McGowan Institute is a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). The Institute is a consortium of 240 scientists, engineers, and clinicians committed to advancing the science and the clinical implementation of regenerative therapies. This multidisciplinary team, and their respective staffs and trainees, comprises over 2,000 people committed to making a paradigm shift in the way that we treat disease and injury.
The UPMC G-20 Media Room provides an excellent overview of the regional impact, global reach, advances in patient care, and excellence in research as a result of the pioneering medical programs in Pittsburgh.