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“Our ultimate goal is to replace or repair orregenerate tissue that isn’t doing well.”end, if it’s not cost-effective and insurance won’t pay for it, it’s not going tohappen.”“It doesn’t keep you from wanting to know,” she hastens to add, “butboth of those things have to happen. Part of coming out of a Goldstein labis that you’ve been taught to consider the whole continuum—from basicresearch to application.”It’s part of keeping your eye on the prize. “Our ultimate goal is toreplace or repair or regenerate tissue that isn’t doing well,” she says.“Whatever the tissue of interest might be, whether it’s bones or cartilage orligaments, the basic concepts are very similar. What matters is making animprovement to health care and people’s quality of life. What can we dobetter than what we’ve been doing? Can we engineer some sort of substituteor graft or prosthetic that the body is going to like and that will last?”Derwin is enthusiastic about the opportunities afforded her at theCleveland Clinic, both to develop a research program as well as contributeto the education of the next generation of biomedical engineers. The Cleveland Clinic’s mentorship program with cityhigh schools, as well as its affiliation with neighboring universities, will allow Derwin the opportunity to develop andteach new courses and to mentor students at various levels. “With the recent explosion of interest in this diverse field,programs everywhere are rethinking what it means to train new biomedical scientists. That will mean new courses aswell as hands-on laboratory experiences. It is exciting to be able to be a part of this growing and dynamic newdiscipline.” ■Photo by Jim Lange❒❒❒❒Please Send Me More Information About:Establishing a Trust or Bequest to Benefit Rackham’s Students and ProgramsFunding Summer Research and Travel Awards for Graduate StudentsCreating a Named Endowed FellowshipPlease add me to your mailing list to receive further information about RackhamMy correct name and address is:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Is Your Mailing Label Correct?We want to list the name of each University friend and alumnus/a correctly. But sometimes we need your help. If youare not satisfied with the way that your name and address appears on the address label of Rackham Alumni Magazine,please e-mail your corrections to rackham.alums@rackham.umich.edu/ or complete and return this form to theRackham Development Office, 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070.❒ Please correct my name and/or address as written aboveVisit the Rackham Graduate School Web Sitehttp://www.rackham.umich.edu/9