Bio
Dr. McAllister has a Ph.D. in BioMedical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to his role at SJTRI, Dr. McAllister co-founded Cytograft Tissue Engineering, Inc. based on academic research done with Dr. Nicolas L’Heureux. Together, they have been early proponents of tissue engineered self assembly approaches that do not require synthetic scaffolds. Dr. McAllister has also pioneered a novel business strategy within Regenerative Medicine, taking Cytograft’s lead product, the Lifeline™ Vascular Graft from inception to commercial licensure in Europe on less than $10M in private equity.
Dr. McAllister’s vision at SJTRI is to build the Center for Regenerative Medicine with a focus on cell-based cardiovascular repair. Using the joint resources of Georgia Tech University, Emory University, and the Saint Joseph’s Hospital network, the center will have both the management and the resources to translate these cell-based therapies to patients in an efficient and effective manner.