THI REGENERATIVE RESEARCH TEAM

THI Regenerative Research Team

Houston, TX

Team Name:

THI REGENERATIVE RESEARCH TEAM

Team Leader Name:

Doris Taylor, Ph.D

Location:

Houston, TX

Approach:

Stem cells

Affiliation:

Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX

Link:

http://www.texasheart.org/Research/RegenerativeMedicine/

Team Leader Bio:

Dr. Taylor is a pioneer in cell therapy and organ engineering. She is committed to moving cell, gene, and tissue engineering-based therapies safely and effectively from bench to bedside, while at the same time preparing students and fellows to compete at an international level in the fields of cardiac and vascular repair and regeneration. Before joining THI, Dr. Taylor directed the Center for Cardiovascular Repair at the University of Minnesota and held academic appointments as the Medtronic Bakken Chair of Integrative Biology and Physiology and Professor of Medicine. She served on the faculty of Duke University from 1991 to 2007, on the faculty of the University of Minnesota from 2003 to 2012 before being recruited to THI in 2012.