Almost 2 million people in the United States have amputated limbs. Being able to one day replace those limbs may sound like science fiction, but scientists in the field of regenerative are actively at work to make it a reality. At WFIRM, researchers are working to develop replacement limbs in the laboratory by first engineering the component parts: skin, bone, muscle, tendons, and blood vessels.
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The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has ongoing research projects with numerous departments and centers within the Wake Forest University Health Sciences. Intramural partnerships foster the exchange of scientific and engineering knowledge within the University. They also broaden the development of students, faculty and others by educating and training scientists and engineers to pursue technologies related to regenerative medicine, and train a generation of clinicians in the implementation of regenerative therapies.
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