Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative

Establishment of a centre of excellence in research, education, and commercial development of tissue-engineering topics; dissemination of information related to tissue engineering.

The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative was set in 1996 in order to promote the Pittsburgh region to be internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in research, education and commercial development for the advancement of tissue-related medical therapies. PTEI also fosters economic development by promoting the growth of the regional biotechnology industry rooted in tissue engineering and administers the National Tissue Engineering Center for the U.S. Department of Defense.

PEI works in close cooperation with Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, the University of Pittsburgh, the UPMC Health System and the Windber Research Institute.

Alan J. Russell, PhD, Executive Director
Ann Gleeson, Deputy Director
Joan Schanck, Director, Education and Workforce Development
LaShon C. Jackson, Program Manager, Education and Workforce Development

Thomas J. Murrin, Chairman
Benno A. Bernt, PhD
Henry S. Beukema
Thomas P. Detre, MD
Garth Ehrlich, PhD
David F. Figgins
John Friel
Kiki B. Hellman, PhD
Gerald D. Holder, PhD
Peter C. Johnson, MD
Mark Kamlet, PhD
Pradeep Khosla, PhD
Scott M. Lammie, Treasurer
Arthur Levine, MD
James V. Maher, PhD
Michelle McKenney
Mary Lou McLaughlin
J. Christopher Post, MD, PhD, FACS
Alan J. Russell, PhD
Alan W. Seadler, PhD
David S. Smith, Esq., Secretary

100 Technology Drive, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
USA
Phone: +1-412-235-5230
Fax: +1-412-235-5120