People
CMMR Director Ronald Poropatich, MD, MS, is a retired U.S. Army colonel and Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine.
CMMR Managing Director Ann Gleeson, MS, has extensive experience as a policy analyst and administrator in regenerative medicine research.
CMMR Associate Director Peter L. Strick, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, senior research scientist at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and co-director of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition.
CMMR Clinical Initiatives Advisor, Michael R. Pinsky, MD CM, Dr hc, FCCP, MCCM, is a Professor of Critical Care Medicine with secondary appointments in Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical & Translational Science, Anesthesiology and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
CMMR Military and Scientific Advisor Bradley C. Nindl, PhD, FACSM is the Director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory/Warrior Human Performance Center and Professor in the Department of Sports Medicine in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Nindl is an Army Reservist (COL) and currently commands the Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group (SE-MARSG).