Regenerative Medicine News & Events
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November
11/6/2008 - University of Pittsburgh University Times
3 companies started in FY08 based on Pitt innovations
11/5/2008 - University of Pittsburgh Schools of the
Health Sciences Media Relations
Pitt to Host Free Virtual Conference on Telerehabilitation
11/2/2008 - CBS News – 60 Minutes
Harnessing the Power of the Brain
October
10/31/2008 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Radiation exposure drug gets contract
10/29/2008 - University of Pittsburgh Schools of the
Health Sciences Media Relations
Pitt Researchers Receive $2.7 Million to Develop Drug That Counters Radiation Exposure
10-29-08 -- Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Opening Dedication of the New John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center at the New Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Campus in Lawrenceville
10/27/2008 - Business Week
EADS Unveils Innovative Artificial Heart
10-23-08 -- ABC News
Losing Your Voice: 5 Myths for Remedies
10-22-08 -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Children's Home gives transplant patients dose of family
10-20-08 -- RegenerativeMedicine.net
Pitt's School of Engineering Board of Visitor's Faculty Award Winner: Dr. Anna Balazs
10-17-08 -- Air Force Link
New first-aid products could save lives, officials say
10-16-08 -- UPMC Media Relations
Redmond woman may get new arms, thanks to a
chance meeting in Chicago
10-16-08 -- Market Watch
Major General Gale S. Pollock (Ret) Joins Aetna's Military Health Care Advisory Committee
10-13-08 -- Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of
UPMC News Release
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Scientific Director Elected to Prestigious Institute of Medicine
10-9-08 -- RegenerativeMedicine.net
Dr. Philip LeDuc Named Russell V. Trader Career Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering
10-9-08 -- University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health
Sciences Media Relations
Keeping Herpes Infection in Check: Pitt School of Medicine Researchers Describe Immune System Strategies in Science Paper
10-07-08 -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAID Announces 25 New Awards to Develop Radiation Countermeasures
10-6-08 -- RegenerativeMedicine.net
Muscle-Derived Stem Cells May Improve Efficiency of Therapies and Healing
10-3-08 -- University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health
Sciences Media Relations
UPMC Surgeon Constance Chu, M.D., Awarded Albert B. Ferguson, M.D., Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
September
09-28-08 -- Forbes
Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
9-25-08 -- RegenerativeMedicine.net
Dr. Paul Monga Named Head of Division of
Experimental Pathology
09-24-08 – UPMC Media Relations
UPMC Receives Joint Commission Approval to Provide Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy for Heart Failure Patients
09-23-08 -- University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health
Sciences Media Relations
University of Pittsburgh Cardiologist Barry London, MD, PhD, Honored with NIH Pioneer Award for Sudden Death Research
09-22-08 -- Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pittsburgh Researchers Identify Population of Adult Stem Cells Found in Blood Vessels With Broad Ability To Regenerate
Other Tissues
09-22-08 -- University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Post-Traumatic Stress Endures Over Time in Family Members of ICU Patients
09-19-08 -- Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Cells That Mediate Steroid-Resistant Asthma Identified by Scientists at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
09-17-08 -- University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health
Sciences Media Relations
Pitt Researchers Receive Nearly $4 Million from NIH for Comprehensive Kidney Research Center
09-16-08 -- UPMC Media Relations
Incisionless Heartburn Surgery Now Available at UPMC
09-15-08 – UPMC Media Relations
UPMC Eye Center Appoints Gen. Gale Pollock to Head New Center for Ocular Regeneration and Vision Restoration
09-13-08 – Washington Post
Too Few People Know Symptoms of Heart Trouble
09-09-08 – University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health
Sciences Media Relations
Leading Researcher in Pediatric Liver Cell Transplantation Tapped To Head New University of Pittsburgh Center for Innovative Pediatric Regenerative Therapies
09-09-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Human Engineering Research Labs
09-05-08 McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
Regenerative Medicine, Biomaterials, Metallurgy, and Nano- and Sensor Technology Focus of Multi-University Collaborative Effort
09-03-08 – University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health
Sciences Media Relations
Pitt Receives $10 Million NIMH Grant for Schizophrenia Research
09-01-08 – Los Angeles Times
Successful face, arm transplants signal wider potential
August
08-27-08 – Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC News Release
Nation’s First Child To Receive Heart-Double Lung-Liver Transplant Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Historic Procedure at Children’s Hospital
08-27-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Plastic surgeon is in forefront of fixing skin problems after weight loss
08-27-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Scientists will share new ideas about the body and disease
08-26-08 – RegenerativeMedicine.net
Dr. Schuman Awarded Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness Organization
08-15-08 – Medical News Today
Role of Obesity in Preeclampsia Studied at University of Pittsburgh
08-15-08 – Carnegie Mellon University Press Release
Hydrogels Provide Scaffolding for Growth of Bone Cells
08-12-08 – RegenerativeMedicine.net
Regenerative Medicine Work to be Featured at Pop!Tech 2008
08-11-08 – Lebanon Daily News
New kids' hospital in Pittsburgh aims to please
08-08-08 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
Symposium Focuses on Needs of Returning U. S. Armed Services Members
08-05-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Program floats science, research careers for students
08-02-08 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
In Tribute to Brack G. Hattler, MD, PhD
July
07-23-08 – University of Pittsburgh Cancer
Institute News and Events
Important Precautionary Advice Regarding Cell Phone Use
07-21-08 – University of Pittsburgh PittChronicle
Six Pitt Faculty Receive NSF Awards
07-16-08 – University of Pittsburgh Cancer
Institute News and Events
Pitt to Host Annual Pancreatic Research Meeting
07-16-08 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
Reducing Antibody Levels in Patients Undergoing Transplantation
07-09-08 – Medical News Today
Hepatitis C Virus May Need Help Of Enzyme To Cause Liver Disease, Pitt Study Finds
07-08-08 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
Fabulous Fat
07-06-08 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
Filling the Shortage of Skilled Biotechnology Technicians
07-02-08 – PR Web
Renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon to be Installed as President of Sports Medicine Society
07-02-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Nursing educator honored for early-warning system for patients
June
06-30-08 – RegenerativeMedicine.net
Spotlight: Dr. Massimo Trucco
06-26-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Protein in organ donors affects transplant survival, study says
06-25-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Cancer institute partners with German hospital
06-24-08 – University of Pittsburgh NewsFromPitt
Pitt Team Receives $2.5 Million to Simulate and Analyze Brain, Immune System Activity and Apply Math to Medical Problems
06-19-08 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
Seroma Formation Prevented in an Animal Abdominoplasty Model: Study Results
06-18-08 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Transplant profile: No restriction to this boy's life
June 16, 2008 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
Dr. Michael Sacks Named Fellow in the ASME
June 16, 2008 – PRWeb
International Federation of Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS) Launches Web Site
June 16, 2008 – Scientific American
Nanotech to Regrow Cartilage and Soothe Aching Knees
June 5, 2008 – UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
GE and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launch New Company to Digitize and Revolutionize Disease Detection
May
May 29, 2009 – University of Pittsburgh University Times
TissuGlue: One innovator case study
May 28, 2008 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
Dr. William Wagner Named Fellow in Biomaterials Science and Engineering
05-28-08 – RegenerativeMedicine.net
Monkey Think, Monkey Do With Robotic Arm
May 22, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
World’s Smallest Heart Pump Under Study at UPMC
05-19-08 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine In the News
Burn Therapy: A Regenerative Medicine Approach
May 18, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Harder on Men than Women
May 18, 2008 – New Scientist
Monkey engineered to develop Huntington's disease
May 16, 2008 – UPMC Extra!
Making the Most of Every Minute
May 15, 2008 – The Pittsburgh Channel
Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped, Cured? There Is New Hope
May 10, 2008 – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
CMU students work to improve medical product
May 10, 2008 – Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC News Release
One Year Until the New Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Opens in Lawrenceville
May 5, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Newly Funded Research Program Focuses on Genetic Mutations that Increase Risk for Cancer
April
April 30, 2008 – News from Pitt
Pitt Professor Recognized for Work to Better Understand and Possibly Control the Human Immune System
April 24, 2008 – Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC News Release
Pittsburgh Cancer Researchers Receive NIH Grant To Advance New Brain Tumor Therapies From Lab to Clinical Trials
April 24, 2008 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
Refocusing Fat: Cosmetic Surgery’s Regenerative Medicine Approach
April 23, 2008 – EurekAlert!
Menstrual blood -- a valuable source of multipotential stem cells?
April 18, 2008 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
McGowan Institute Faculty Members Named 2008 Top-Ranked Physicians
April 18, 2008 - McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
PTEI Supports Regenerative Medicine Education and National DNA Day
April 17, 2008 - Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC News Release
Children’s Performs More Liver and Intestine Transplants Than Any Other Pediatric Center and Has One of the Highest Survival Rates Worldwide
April 17, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Science Takes Aim at Battlefield Injury in Massive Project Grant
April 16, 2008 – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Navy SEALs train under Pitt guidance
April 15, 2008 - KDKA
World Voice Day Makes Voice Health (video)
April 14, 2008 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A cancer leaves few to lobby
April 3, 2008 – Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC News Release
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Involved in Projects To Develop Nation’s First Heart Assist Devices for Young Children
March
March 2008 – Western Pennsylvania Hospital News
Top Physicians – Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD (page 13)
March 26, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Study Confirms Validity of Pittsburgh Compound-B in Identifying the Toxins Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
March 25, 2008 – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Investment and research needed for Pittsburgh to grow
March 14, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Passavant Designated “Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers”
March 13, 2008 - McGowan Institute for
Regenerative Medicine In the News
McGowan Institute Annual
Retreat Highlights Regenerative Medicine
March 12, 2008 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Growing a heart valve
March 10, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Awards and Accolades: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
March 4, 2008 – UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Release
UPMC Surgeon is Fourth Pitt Orthopaedic Doctor in Five Years to Win Highest Honor from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
February
February 29, 2008 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
Dr. Ermentrout Recognized With Pitt Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award!
February 29, 2008 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
Drs. Badylak and Sacks Recognized With Pitt Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award!
February 28, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Prestigious National Award Given to UPMC Cancer Centers
February 27, 2008 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Orthopedic researchers meet on new knee technique
February 20, 2008 - McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
Dr. Stephen Badylak Named 2008 Inventor of the Year!
February 18, 2008 – The New York Times
A Big-Time Injury Striking Little Players’ Knees
February 14, 2008 - UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Pitt School of Health and Rehab Sciences Announces New Master’s Program in Prosthetics and Orthotics
February 14, 2008 – McGowan Institute for
Regenerative Medicine In the News
A Valentine Story
February 12, 2008 – Washington Post
Respiratory Distress Treatment Studies Conflict
February 11, 2008 – UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Media Relations
Former Substance Abusers Rarely Relapse After Organ Transplantation, Pitt Study Finds
February 11, 2008 – Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC News Release
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Scientists Identify Possible Target for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumonia
February 11, 2008 – Forbes
Animation
February 10, 2008 – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Boxing match combats heart disease
February 5, 2008 – RegenerativeMedicine.net
Regenerative Medicine Paper Makes Top 10 of Gene Therapy Downloads
February 1, 2008 – McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine In the News
Congratulations, Drs. Badylak and Wagner
January
January 29, 2008 – USA Today
Breakthroughs in artificial lungs could assist in transplants
January 24, 2008 – University of Pittsburgh School of
the Health Sciences Media Relations
Drug-Coated Stents Perform Better Than Bare Metal Stents in Higher Risk Patients
January 15, 2008 – OrthoSupersite
Allografts for orthopedic surgery safer, but still require caution
January 13, 2008 – McGowan Institute for
Regenerative Medicine In the News
Badylak Lab’s Work Serves as Foundation for
Recent Regenerative Medicine Milestone
January 11, 2008 – University of Pittsburgh Schools of
the Health Sciences Media Relations
Awards and Accolades: UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
January 10, 2008 – Ortho Supersite
Temporary fixation of major fractures in trauma
patients yields improved results
January 7, 2008 – Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh of UPMC Press Release
Children’s Hospital Physicians Publish Comprehensive Review of Liver Transplant Issues in Patients with Biliary Atresia
Winter 2008 – Pittsburgh Quarterly
The Jet Set