The UF Center for Regenerative Medicine will be uniquely focused on building cross-disciplinary teams capable of moving developing therapies along this broad continuum from bench to bedside. We believe teams of fundamental scientists, translational clinician-scientists, and patient-facing clinicians under the CRM umbrella will advance therapies across this development pipeline at an accelerated pace.
Leadership
- Mustafa Ahmed, MD
Director, UF Center for Regenerative Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chief of Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Section Chief, Heart Failure
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
- Katelyn Bruno, PhD, FHFSA, FACC
Deputy Director, UF Center for Regenerative Medicine
Assistant Professor
UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
- Ashley Darakjian
Graduate Student Representative, UF Center for Regenerative Medicine
PhD Student
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Faculty
Agriculture
- W. Brad Barbazuk, PhD
Professor
Department of Biology
Biotechnology, Delivery, Diagnostic, Infrastructural, and Screening Technologies
- Josephine Allen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator
UF Department of Material Sciences and Engineering - Rodrigo Cristofoletti, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmaceutics - Nathalie Clément, PhD
Associate Director
Powell Gene Therapy Center Vector Core
UF Pediatric Research - Malcolm Maden, PhD
Professor, UF Department of Biology
UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex - Tamara Mandell, M.Ed.
Associate Director, Education and Training Programs
UF Center of Excellence for Regenerative Health Biotechnology - David R. Nelson, MD
Director, UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
UF Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Research - Carlos Rinaldi, PhD
Charles A. Stokes Term Professor
Chair, Chemical Engineering Department
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Thomas Schmittgen, PhD
Professor of Pharmaceutics
UF College of Pharmacy - Naohiro Terada, PhD
Professor, Division of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Experimental Pathology
Cancer
- Chris R. Cogle, MD
Professor of Medicine
UF Division of Hematology & Oncology - Coy Heldermon, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UF Division of Hematology & Oncology - Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD
Director, UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program
Co-Director, Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy
UF Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery - Edward Scott, PhD
UF Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology - Xin Tang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering - John R. Wingard
Price Eminent Scholar and Professor of Medicine
Deputy Director of Research & Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program
UF Division of Hematology & Oncology
Cardiovascular
- Mustafa Ahmed, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine - Christopher Batich, PhD
Director of Pilot Programs, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Affilate Professor, UF Department of Biomedical Engineering
UF Department of Material Sciences and Engineering - Scott Berceli, MD, PhD
Professor
UF Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery - Katelyn Bruno, PhD, FHFSA
Assistant Professor
UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine - Barry Byrne, MD, PhD
Director, UF Powell Gene Therapy Center
Professor, Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics
UF Pediatric Research - Demetra Christou, PhD
Associate Professor
UF Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology
UF College of Health & Human Performance - Jon Dobson, PhD
J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Amara Estrada
Professor and Chair, SA Cardiology
UF Department of Small Animal Clinical Services - Christiaan Leeuwenbergh, PhD
Professor and Chief, Division of Biology of Aging
UF Institute on Aging
Leader, Metabolism and Biomarkers Core
Leader, Research Career Development Core - Robert T. Mankowski, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
UF Institute on Aging & Geriatric Research - Peter McFetridge, PhD
Associate Professor
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Walter Lee Murfee, PhD
Associate Professor
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Renato Navarro, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering - Carl Pepine, MD, MACC
Professor Emeritus
UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine - Dmitry Traktuev, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Division of Pulmonary Medicine - Gilbert Upchurch, MD
Chair, UF Department of Surgery
Edward R. Woodward Professor of Surgery
Circadian Biology
- Karyn Esser, PhD
Professor, UF Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics
Associate Program Director, Institute of Myology - Michelle L. Gumz, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UF Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Renal Transplantation - Andrew Liu, PhD
Associate Professor
UF Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics
Gastrointestinal and Digestive
- Mark Atkinson, PhD
Jeffrey Keene Family Professor
UF Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
UF Diabetes Institute - Roniel Cabrera, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
UF Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition - Zhiyong Cheng, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition - Michael J. Clare-Salzler, MD
Stetson Professo and Chair, Experimental Pathology
Director, Center for Immunology and Transplantation
UF Diabetes Institute - Clayton E. Mathews, PhD
Professor
UF Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine - Edward Phelps, PhD
Assistant Professor
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Desmond Schatz, MD
Professor and Associate Chairman, Pediatrics
Medical Director, UF Diabetes Institute
Associate Director, UF Clinical Research Center - Cherie Stabler, PhD
Associate Professor & Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering
Inflammation and Immunity
- Todd Brusko, PhD
Associate Professor
UF Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine - Gregory Hudalla, PhD
Assistant Professor
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Benjamin Keselowsky, PhD
Professor
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Bernadett Papp, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Oral Biology - Mark Segal, MD, PhD
Professor and Chief, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Renal Transplantation
J. Robert Cade Professor of Medicine
Musculoskeletal
- Kyle D. Allen, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for UG Studies
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Adam Biedrzycki
Assistant Professor
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Large Animal Surgery
UF College of Veterinary Medicine - Steve Ghivizzani, PhD
UF Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Gene Therapy Laboratory - C. Parker Gibbs, MD
Eugene L. Jewett Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Chief Medical Officer for UF Health Shands
Division Chief, UF Orthopedic Oncology
UF Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation - Jennifer Hagen, MD
Assistant Professor
UF Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – Trauma - Glyn D. Palmer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine - Maurice Swanson, PhD
Professor and Associate Program Director
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiologyon - Blanka Sharma, PhD
Assistant Professor
UF Department of Biomedical Engineering - Glenn A. Walter, PhD
Professor
UF Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics - Stephanie Wohlgemuth, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physiology
UF Department of Animal Sciences - Feng Yue, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Neurological
- Prodip K. Bose, MD, PhD
Associate Professor and Research Associate Professor
Department of Physiological Sciences
UF College of Veterinary Medicine - William W. Hauswirth, PhD
Professor
Maida and Morris Rybaczki Eminent Scholar Chair in Ophthalmic Sciences
UF Department of Ophthalmology Research - Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD
Director, UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program
Co-Director, Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy
UF Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery - Michael Okun, MD
Professor and Chair, UF Department of Neurology
Co-Director Movement Disorders Center
National Medical Director of the Parkinson’s Foundation - Kevin Otto, PhD
Professor
J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering - Brent Reynolds, PhD
Professor
UF Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery - Christine E. Schmidt, PhD
Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair & Department Chair
Biomedical Engineering
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- John D. Murray, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
UF Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – College of Medicine, Jacksonville - Kalyan C Dadireddy, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pulmonary
- Mark L. Brantly, MD
Professor of Medicine
UF Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine - Borna Mehrad, MD
Professor of Medicine and Division Chief
UF Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine - Mohan Raizada, PhD
Distinguished Professor
UF Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics
Member, UF McKnight Brain Institute
Veterinary Medicine
- Helena Zomer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Martha L. Campbell-Thompson, DVM, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine - Taralyn M. McCarrel, DVM, DACVS-LA
Assistant Professor
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Administration
- TBD
Administrative Specialist