Regenerative Bioscience & Engineering

Dear Colleague,

On Thursday, September 20^th, WPI’s Bioengineering Institute (BEI) will host the Symposium for Regenerative Biosciences & Engineering. This is part of our week long celebration for the grand opening of the WPI Life Science and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park.

Regenerative medicine involves the use of cells and scaffolds to produce replacement parts for the human body. This symposium will feature world renowned experts in the field of regenerative medicine, many of whom collaborate with faculty members at WPI. The talks will cover:

Extracellular matrix based tissue regeneration
The cell biology of tissue regeneration
Early embryonic development and somatic cell nuclear transfer
Cardiac regeneration
Stem cells in cancer biology
Somatic cell nuclear transfer and alteration of genomic potential

Joining us as speakers are:

Stephen F. Badylak, D.V.M., M.D., Ph.D. Research Professor, Department of Surgery; Director, Center for Pre-Clinical Tissue Engineering, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Ken Muneoka, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University

Eric Overstrom, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Biology & Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Chuck Murry, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology; Director, Center for Cardiovascular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington

Stephen Doxsey, Ph.D., Professor, Cell Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Keith Campbell, Ph.D., Professor, School of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, The University of Nottingham

Marsha Rolle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Further details will be coming soon.

Abstracts/Presentations | Speaker Bios

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