Dr. Warren Sherman of Columbia University Medical Center 's Stem Cell Research Institute was present at the procedures and assisted with the technology transfer . He , along with Dr. Christopher O 'Conner , and Dr. Thomas Povsic , MD , PhD , of Duke University 's Clinical Research Institute , have , with Bioheart , established an Academic Advisory Committee to monitor Bioheart 's Centers of Excellence and gather data on the results seen by each Center . These results will , over time , become a compendium and form a nexus for future cell therapy research .