Pitt Dental Research Collaboration Receives More Than $31 Million

A multi-institute collaboration including the University of Pittsburgh received more than $31 million by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study regenerative therapies and to improve patient care by providing solutions for the unmet clinical problems in dental, oral and craniofacial medicine. 

The Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Regenerative Medicine (MPWRM) Resource Center is a multi-institute collaboration between the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, sciVelo and the Harvard University/Wyss Institute.

The funding will be used to support various projects from the center, such as developing a technology focused on disc repair for the joint connecting the jawbone to the skull and developing immunomodulatory strategies to treat periodontal disease.

The center has supported 19 interdisciplinary translational projects since its founding in 2017 to advance their research toward market implementation by offering comprehensive guidance in research and clinical, regulatory, market and business development.