Areas of Focus

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Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering
Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering are rapidly growing fields of biomedicine that seek to create substitute tissues and organs to repair or replace those damaged by injury, illness, aging, or congenital anomaly.
Reconstructive Surgery
Reconstructive surgery is the use of surgery to restore the form and function of the body and the anatomy or functional body part to normal.
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that develops and improves on methods for storing, retrieving, organizing and analyzing biological data. This field includes the development of software tools to generate useful biological knowledge.
Human Performance
Optimizing human performance is defined as the process of applying knowledge, skills and emerging technologies to improve and preserve the capabilities of individuals to execute essential tasks.
Vision Restoration
The development of novel therapies for the prevention and treatment of vision impairment and loss through the use of regenerative medicine research and translation, tissue engineering, cell therapy, gene therapy, neuroprosthetics and transplantation.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Pittsburgh TEAM TBI (Targeted ‎Evaluation, Action, Monitoring of Traumatic Brain Injury) is a research program to conduct multiple monitored clinical interventions for TBI patients.

Center Highlights

Announcement of the passing of Colonel, USAF (Retired) John C. McCafferty

It is with heavy hearts and sadness that after a lengthy illness, the Center for Military Medicine Research announces the passing of... View »

The University Times features Principal Investigator and Center for Military Medicine Research Military Advisor Dr. Brad Nindl's SPARTA study

CMMR Military Advisor Dr. Brad Nindl and his laboratory at the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Research Center were featured in the University Times publication regarding their work on the SPARTA (Soldier Performance and Readiness... View »

Dalai Lama's personal physician, Barry Kerzin, US Special Operations Command Col. Caesar Junker and CMMR Director, Ron Poropatich at the Lifestyle Medicine Research Summit

Always great to share perspectives and insight about lifestyle medicine with talented physcians like the Dalai Lama's personal physican, Barry Kerzin and US Special Operations Command, Col. Caesar Junker.  We appreciate you taking the time to come to... View »

Pitt Wire and Pitt Med Magazine feature Trauma Care in a Rucksack!

Originally written by Brian Salvato from Pitt Med Magazine's 2019 Fall Issue, Pitt wire features TRAuma Care in a Rucksack!   

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Center for Military Medicine Research Director, Ron Poropatich addressing visitors from US State Departments International Visitor Leadership Program

Our Director, Ron Poropatich address a contingent from the US Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program regarding military veterans support and advocacy:  A Project for Ukraine.  We thank out guests for visiting the University of... View »

CMMR Collaborations