Research Faculty

Gregory M. Cooper, PhD Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery 3510 Rangos Research Center, 4401 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Gregory M. Cooper, Ph.D. is faculty of the Departments of Plastic Surgery, Oral Biology, and Bioengineering. After growing up in central Pennsylvania, he received his bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in Anthropology and Biology [...]

Asim Ejaz, PhD   Asim Ejaz, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ejaz earned his PhD from the Medical University Innsbruck, Austria in 2012 from the Department of Virology and completed a dissertation on “The Role of Complement Opsonization for Retrovirus-Specific T Cell-Activation [...]

James R. Gilbert, PhD Assistant Research Professor James R. Gilbert, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery and a Member of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. After growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana Dr. Gilbert received his BS in Microbiology from the University of Alabama; his MS in Biology [...]

Lauren E. Kokai, PhD Assistant Professor Scaife Hall, Suite 6B, 3550 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Lauren E. Kokai, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and the Co-Director of the Adipose Stem Cell Research Center. Dr. Kokai earned her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh [...]

Kacey G. Marra, PhD Professor Vice Chair of Research Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213   Kacey G. Marra, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Plastic Surgery (primary) and Bioengineering (secondary) at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also a core faculty member in the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, [...]