Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series
The Robbins College Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series brings innovative researchers who are positively impacting the health and well-being of their communities to the Baylor University campus to speak on their research and its impact.
"Regenerative Rehabilitation: From principles to possibilities"
April 14, 2025 | 10:00am | Cashion 506
Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT
Atlantic Charter Director of the Discovery Center for Musculoskeletal Recovery, Schoen Adams Research Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
In the Spring 2025 Robbins College Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT will present, "Regenerative Rehabilitation: From principles to possibilites."
ABOUT DR. FABRISIA AMBROSIO
Fabrisia Ambrosio, PhD, MPT is the Atlantic Charter Director of the Discovery Center for Musculoskeletal Recovery at the Schoen Adams Research Institute. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ambrosio’s research has the long-term goal of developing innovative approaches to improve tissue healing and functional recovery. Her translationally-oriented laboratory investigates underlying mechanisms by which mechanical signals can be used to enhance endogenous and/or donor stem cell function after injury or in the setting of disease. Dr. Ambrosio has published and recorded several educational modules on the topic of Regenerative Rehabilitation—the integration of regenerative medicine with rehabilitation science—and has assumed international leadership roles in several work group efforts to promote the field. She is the lead director of the Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research & Training (AR3T), an NIH-funded center that supports the expansion of scientific knowledge, expertise, and methodologies across the domains of rehabilitation science and regenerative medicine. Dr. Ambrosio is also the Founding Course Director of the Annual International Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation and the Founding Director of the International Consortium for Regenerative Rehabilitation, which includes 16 partnering institutions representing North America, Europe, and Asia. In 2022, she was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows, “for outstanding contributions to the field of Regenerative Rehabilitation, integrating applied biophysics and cellular therapeutics to optimize tissue function.”
Past Lecturers
- Tyler Cooper, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Cooper Aerobics/Cooper Clinic (Fall 2023)
- Michael J. Joyner, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic (Spring 2024)
- Katherine A. Hutcheson, PhD, Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Fall 2024)