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David Andrew Brown

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery
Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery

Research Interests


Dr. Brown's research focuses on mechanisms of complex tissue regeneration in mammalian systems, including limb and digit regeneration as well as scarless wound healing. His lab utilizes transgenic mice, next-generating sequencing technologies, and gene therapy to both understand and manipulate regenerative processes in mammals. His work in regeneration biology is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Selected Grants


Enhancing limb regeneration with gene therapy informed by comparative biology

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2024 - 2029

Assessment of Topical Minoxidil on Skin Flap Viability in Breast Reconstruction

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation · 2025 - 2027

Assessment of Topical Minoxidil on Skin Flap Viability in Breast Reconstruction

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons · 2025 - 2026

Genetic approaches to skin regeneration in zebrafish

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

A point-of-care, biomarker-based test to predict non-healing in chronic wounds

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Plastic Surgery Foundation · 2018 - 2020