Heather Bara, PhD

Director of Research & Bioanalytics

MIMEDX Group Inc.Dr. Bara serves as the Director of Research at MIMEDX.  In this role, she oversees the scientific research investigating the regenerative properties of the company’s placental allograft products and new product concepts.  At MIMEDX, she applies her broad background in bioengineering, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs to develop and validate robust biological assays and thoroughly characterize the company’s tissue biologics.

Dr. Bara earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University with a focus of tissue engineering an autologous pancreas for the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.  She has over 10 years of experience working in and consulting for biopharma companies.