The Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine was established in 2001 on the Indianapolis campus of Indiana University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), through a grant from the State of Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund.

In 2011, the Center changed its name to the Center for Developmental Biology (CDRB) to better reflect the Center’s membership and mission. The administrative home of the CDRB is the Department of Biology in the School of Science.

The CRBM has three missions:

Multidisciplinary research aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of regeneration.
Translation of basic research findings into regenerative medicine therapies through technology transfer.
Graduate education leading to Biology MS and PhD degrees in regenerative biology and medicine.