NIH Program Background and Research Topics NIH Program Mentors

Joseph M. Ahearn, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Eric J. Beckman, Ph.D.
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh

Michael J. Buckley, D.M.D.
Division of Surgical Dental Sciences
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging

Phil G. Campbell, Ph.D.
Institute of Complex Engineered Systems and Biomedical and Health Engineering
Mentor, Carnegie Mellon University

Constance R. Chu, M.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Joseph E. Dohar, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Mentor, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Lars G. Gilbertson, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering Associate Staff
Mentor, Cleveland Clinic

Patricia Hebda, Ph.D.
Departments of Otolaryngology, Cell Biology, and Physiology
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Jeffrey O. Hollinger, D.D.S., Ph.D. Professor and Director BTEC, RI
Mentor, Carnegie Mellon University
Executive Committee Member

Johnny Huard, Ph.D.
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative and
Mentor, Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Executive Committee Member

Susan Manzi, M.D.
Department of Medicine
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Kacey G. Marra, Ph.D.
Department of Surgery
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Christopher Niyibizi, Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedics
Mentor, Pennsylvania State University

Alan J. Russell, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative
Mentor, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Executive Committee Member

Charles Sfeir, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Departments of Oral Medicine and Pathology
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh

Raj K. Sinha, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

David A. Vorp, Ph.D.
Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh

Alan S. Waggoner, Ph.D.
Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center
Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

James H-C. Wang, Ph.D.
Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh

Lee E. Weiss, Ph.D.
Robotics Institute
Mentor, Carnegie Mellon University

Savio L.-Y. Woo, Ph.D.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Mentor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Departments of Bioengineering and Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh