Center for Military Medicine Research | University of Pittsburgh

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

The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Military Medicine Research hosted the AI/ML in Healthcare Symposium

The Center for Military Medicine Research hosted the AI/ML in Healthcare Symposium on may 10-11, 2022 at the Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center in Pittsburgh! See below for the high-level summary of the meeting.

How will artificial intelligence and... View »

BREAKING NEWS....The University of Pittsburgh was selected as one of 56 companies for the Defense Health Agency's Omnibus IV contract solicitation!

BREAKING NEWS...The Center for Military Medicine Research, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and our friends at University of Pittsburgh's Office of Industry and Economic Partnerships, Office of Sponsored Programs and University of Pittsburgh School... View »

Dr. Eva Lai joins the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering as its new Director of Partnerships and Innovation!

Dr. Eva Lai is joining the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering as its new Director of Partnerships and Innovation! Dr. Lai will lead large-scale research at Pitt Engineering and build on her leadership at the Department of Defense, NASA.... View »

The Center for Military Medicine Participated in the McGowan Institute's 2022 Scientific Retreat

The Center for Military Medicine Research team, presented at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Annual Scientific Retreat on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The session titled "Overview of the Center for Military Medicine Research – Strategic Partnerships... View »

JUST RELEASED! FY2022 DoD Pre-Announcements for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

This is to notify the University of Pittsburgh research community of recently released Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) pre-announcements for the Department of Defense (DoD) programs managed by the office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).... View »

CMMR Collaborations

Are You a Pitt Investigator Interested in Applying for DoD Funding?

CMMR's mission is to facilitate innovative collaborative opportunities for you to team with military medical researchers in order to apply for DoD funding.

We suggest you begin by reviewing the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) that provides funding for medical research from the Department of Defense (DoD). The CDMRP fills research gaps by funding high-impact, high-risk, and high-gain projects that other agencies may not venture to fund.

To learn more, and to view a list of current funding opportunities, please visit cdmrp.army.mil. We encourage you to subscribe to CDMRP news releases in order to stay up to date on funding opportunities in your research areas. In addition, we hope you contact us as soon as possible. We are here to help you!

About the Center

Research that advances medicine for wounded service members and their families—that’s the focus of the Center for Military Medicine Research (CMMR). CMMR explores applications of regenerative and reconstructive medicine, transplantation immunology, and neuroscience, including traumatic brain injury and neuroprosthetics, with the aim of getting innovative therapies to injured service members. The University of Pittsburgh is a leader in medical R&D and serving the needs of our military. Investment in Pitt medical research has improved the lives of military service members and their families.

Ronald Poropatich
Director, CMMR