Regenerative Medicine Today

Listen to show #75 here!
RegMedToday_75_Nov2009.mp3 [11.0MB 00:28:22 80kbps]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Lorenzo Soletti, PhD. Dr. Soletti is the Director of Technology Development at Neograft Technologies, Inc. Dr. Soletti discusses technologies currently used in treating cardiovascular disease as well as a new technology called Angioshield that he and his colleagues at Neograft Technologies are developing.

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Host John Murphy.

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Posted by RMT Editor at 14:36

Listen to show #74 here!
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Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Robert Bowser, PhD. Dr. Bowser is the Director of the ALS Research for the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases and at the Center for ALS Research at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Director of the ALS Tissue Bank, where he helps to create the largest such tissue repository in the country. Dr. Bowser discusses the state of neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS and Alzheimer’s, as well as the unique challenges they present to researchers.

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Posted by RMT Editor in Podcast at 17:52

Listen to show #73 here!
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Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Major General Gale Pollock. Major General Pollock is the executive director of the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration, a division of the UPMC eye center. Major General Pollock returns to Regenerative Medicine Today with Corporal Mike Jernigan, a medically retired marine who lost both eyes in Iraq. They discuss the BrainPort vision system, which is currently being used by Cpl. Jernigan, as well as the future of BrainPort.

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Posted by RMT Editor in Podcast at 14:21

Listen to show #72 here!
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Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Bryan Tillman. Dr. Tillman is an assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medicine Center as well as a practicing clinician. Dr. Tillman discusses the applications of tissue engineering to construct replacement vessels for patients with peripheral vascular disease.

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Posted by RMT Editor in Podcast at 17:56

Listen to show #71 here!
RegenMedToday_071_July2009.mp3 [16.0MB 00:28:22 80kbps]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Patrick Cantini. Mr. Cantini is the Director of Scientific Collaborations at the McGowan Institute’s Center for Industry Relations. Mr. Cantini discusses the importance and the process of establishing partnerships between the McGowan Institute and commercial enterprises and how this aids the transition from the laboratory studies to medical practice.

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Posted by RMT Editor in Podcast at 16:35

Listen to show #70 here!
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Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes back Robert Kormos, MD. Dr. Kormos is Director of the Artificial Heart Program, and Co-Director of Heart Transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. With Dr. Kormos is a former patient, Erika Haas. They discuss Erika’s experience with Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) and how VADs were used as a bridge to recovery.

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For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit:

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Posted by RMT Editor in Podcast at 18:36

Listen to show #69 here!
RegenMedToday_069_June2009.mp3 [16.0MB 00:28:22 80kbps]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Marie Csete, MD, PhD.  Dr. Csete is the Chief Scientific Officer at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.  Dr. Csete discusses the origin of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine as well as what she sees as the future of regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies.

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Posted by RMT Editor in Podcast at 17:08

Listen to show #68 here!
RegenMedToday_068_May2009.mp3 [16.0MB 00:28:22 80kbps]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Simon Watkins, PhD and Donna Beer Stolz, PhD.  Dr. Watkins is the Founder and Director of the Center for Biologic Imaging at the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Stolz is the Assistant Director at the Center.  Drs. Watkins and Stolz discuss the many resources available at the Center for Biologic Imaging and the work that is done there.

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Center for Biologic Imaging

For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit:

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Posted by RMT Editor in Podcast at 19:01