Laboratory-engineered skeletal muscle is a potential therapy for replacing diseased or damaged muscle tissue. We have developed a computer-controlled system to build properly organized muscle tissue in the lab.
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The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine also has ongoing collaborative research projects with a host of premier research investigators/institutions throughout the country and abroad. One of the Institute's most important missions is to share its novel technologies with scientific and industrial communities worldwide to further accelerate clinical translation to patients in need. Toward this goal, the Institute continuously pursues extramural collaborative research efforts along with education and training in regenerative medicine for motivated young scientists from around the world.
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is pleased to have the following academic institutions as collaborative partners.
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that stem cells found in amniotic fluid meet an important test of potential to become specialized cell types, which suggests they may be useful for treating a wider array of diseases and conditions than scientists originally thought.
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine have used tissue engineering techniques to completely replace penile erectile tissue in animals.
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Forms Partnership with Institute in KoreaWINSTON SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and a university hospital in Korea have formed a partnership with the goal of accelerating the development
Shay Soker, Ph.D., an associate professor of regenerative medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, has been elected president of North Carolina Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (NCTERM). NCTERM promotes basic research, commercial development, and education in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in North Carolina.
David F. Williams, D.Sc., a world-renowned expert in tissue engineering and medical devices, has joined the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine as professor and director of international affairs.
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