Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) were the first in the world to successfully implant laboratory grown bladders in humans. They are now applying the principles of regenerative medicine to projects aimed at helping injured soldiers.
The $85 million effort involves 2 academic groups that form the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM). Therapies developed by AFIRM will also benefit people in the civilian population.
A team of scientists from Wake Forest and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine has committed to develop clinical therapies over the next 5 years that will focus on the following 5 areas:
Learn more about the sponsors of this work: https://mrmc.amedd.army.mil/.
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