Todd Evans, an international authority in regenerative medicine, has been appointed vice chair for research and professor of cell and developmental biology in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC). Evans was previously on the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

"We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Evans, whose leadership and vision have advanced regenerative medicine, a field that promises to revolutionize patient care," said Fabrizio Michelassi, chairman of the Department of Surgery and the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor of Surgery at WCMC and surgeon-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Evans will lead a basic science unit at the center of a translational effort between basic science research and clinical care, with the goal of advancing new regenerative treatments. He will foster links between programs, including stem cell biologists in the Tri-Institutional community and with tissue engineers at Cornell's Ithaca campus.

"I look forward to working closely with colleagues at Weill Cornell and elsewhere to advance our understanding of regenerative approaches that will lead to new treatments," said Evans, adding that another priority will be mentoring and teaching surgical fellows in the new discipline.