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Name: Kacey G. Marra, PhD
Laboratory: Plastic Surgery Research Laboratory
Lab Location: University of Pittsburgh Biomedical Science Tower
Lab facilities: Tissue culture; Wet lab space for biochemistry and immunological assays; materials fabrication; large and small animal surgical facilities.
Animal Facilities: Yes
Type: Large and small animal
Type of research: Composite Tissue Transplantation, Tissue Engineering, Biology/Immunology
Funding: Foundations, corporate, departmental

Research Fellowship Available: Yes
Investigator's Name: W. P. Andrew Lee, MD
Project Title: Tolerance to Composite Tissue Allografts
Brief Description: Investigation on inducing tolerance to composite tissue allografts by (1) using allopeptide-pulsed host dendritic cells in rodents and (2) generating mixed hemopoietic chimera in swine.

Research Fellowship Available: Yes
Investigator's Name: J. Peter Rubin, MD
Project Title: Soft Tissue Reconstruction Using Preadipocytes
Brief Description: Determine the ability of human preadipocytes to generate mature adipose tissue when seeded on biomaterial scaffolds.

Research Fellowship Available: Yes
Investigator's Name: Kacey G. Marra, PhD
Project Title: Neuronal Tissue Engineering
Brief Description: Development of novel polymeric conduits for peripheral nerve regeneration.

Research Fellowship Available: Yes
Investigator's Name: Joseph E. Losee, MD
Project Title: Craniofacial Bone Regeneration
Brief Description: Evaluation of the osteogenic potential of adipose-derived stem cells and their applicability in bone regeneration.

Research Fellowship Available: Yes
Investigator's Name: Maryam Hariri, PhD
Project Title: Dendritic Cell (DC) Therapy for Transplant Tolerance
Brief Description: Investigation of DC-based protocols and identification of rat DC subsets.

Funding available from supervisor
PARTIAL funding available. Student/fellow must obtain additional funding.
Other requirements (i.e. background, MD degree, etc.) Please specify: MD or PhD required for post-doctoral fellowship. USMLE generally required for foreign applicants.
Email: marrak@upmc.edu
Website: http://www.surgery.upmc.edu/Plastics/research/Research-home.htm

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