As we face a severe and worsening shortage of donor organs, Dr. Anthony Atala says we should look to a new approach: regenerative medicine.
“Regenerative medicine promises to be one of the most pervasive influences on public health in the modern era,” says Dr. Atala, director of Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The Institute was the first in the world to successfully grow organs in a lab and transplant them into humans.
Regenerative medicine uses cell transplantation, material sciences, and bioengineering to construct biological substitutes that may restore and maintain normal organ function in people. Stem cells may offer a potentially limitless source of cells for tissue engineering.
Dr. Atala will discuss how regenerative medicine may offer new treatment options for people with diseased and failing organs from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012, in the auditorium of Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, 670 Albany Street.
The lecture is the keynote of Science Day, a research celebration featuring posters and oral presentations by pre- and post-doctoral dental students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty and staff, and dental vendors. The event is free and open to the public.
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine will be the premier academic dental institution promoting excellence in dental education, research, oral health care, and community service to improve the overall health of the global population.
Source: DentistryIQ
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