McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Merging Science with Technology to Treat Disease

Regenerative medicine uses clinical procedures to repair or replace damaged or diseased tissues and organs, versus some traditional therapies that just treat symptoms.

This emerging field addresses disease and illness using:

  • Tissues engineering
  • Stem cell research
  • Medical devices
  • Combinations of these technologies

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How We Can Help You

Regenerative Medicine ResearchAs a pioneer in regenerative medicine, the McGowan Institute develops and transfers science to innovative clinical protocols and pursues rapid commercialization of its technologies related to regenerative medicine.

There are many regenerative medicine-based therapies currently in use, or in clinical trials, for:

» Find out about regenerative medicine treatments.

Regenerative Medicine Research

How We Help You Our scientific and clinical experts develop and evaluate many regenerative medicine techniques to help solve some of humankind’s most challenging medical problems, such as:

  • Organ failure
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Diabetes
  • Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases

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News and Events

LVADs as Destination Therapy Rather Than Bridge-to-Transplant

Patients who are too old or too ill to qualify for a heart transplant now may have another treatment option available to them.

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More news:

The Lancet Features Tissue Engineering Work of Dr. Stephen Badylak
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McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Holds Its Annual Retreat
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Biomimetics Is Focus of Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Seminar Series Lecture
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