[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 128 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1743]
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              McGOWAN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

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                         HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 2, 2002

  Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the House's attention to 
an important event that took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 
Thursday, September 26. On that day, the McGowan Institute of 
Regenerative Medicine of UPMC Health System and the University 
dedicated a new building that will be used for important medical 
research.
  The next-generation medical therapies that will be designed and 
tested in this building will be used to wage war on disease and 
suffering. In this new facility a coordinated partnership effort will 
enable Pittsburgh to make impressive advances in artificial heart 
technology, in designing artificial lungs for wounded soldiers, and 
producing artificial blood.
  This new building has been made possible by the leadership of the 
McGowan Foundation, the McGowan family, Pittsburgh's dynamic local 
leadership, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The excitement about 
this new facility is enhanced, Mr. Speaker, by the fact that it is also 
a remarkable ``green building.'' Designed at every step with the 
protection of the environment as its first and foremost concern, this 
building is achieving national recognition for its combination of 
cutting edge research space with environmental sustainability.
  Mr. Speaker, the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine will 
lead the way in artificial organ design, cell therapy, and tissue 
engineering. The research accomplished there will touch the lives of 
many of us in the years to come. I join the scientific community and 
the constituents of Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District in 
congratulating the McGowan Institute on this important milestone.

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