He holds a Joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Mitchell graduated from The Ohio State University, with a PhD in the dual majors of Implant Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering. He worked in both industry and academia before moving to OHSU in 2001, and has received numerous grants and awards, including the 2006 Innovation in Oral Health Care Award, 2009 Oregon Biosciences Innovation Award, and the 2010 Sigma Xi Outstanding Faculty Researcher Award. Dr. Mitchells research interests lie principally in the development of novel materials for hard tissue repair and regeneration. He is currently funded by two NIH grants to develop novel materials that will interact with the bodys own self healing mechanisms to repair and/or regenerate damaged tissues.