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Bench Research
Mission: To provide national surgical leadership in tissue engineering, development of neo-tissue for reconstructive surgery, and drug and growth factor delivery systems.
Goals:
- To develop neo-tissue for reconstructive surgical applications via the application of engineering principles to life sciences.
- To explore use of the matrix as a drug and growth factor delivery system through controlled release technology.
Ongoing Projects
Tissue-Engineered Heart Valves
Multi-institutional study to develop techniques to grow the first tissue-engineered heart valves for clinical use.
Principal Investigator: Christopher Kane Breuer, MD
Lead Investigators: Peter Fong, PhD; Matthew Brennan, MD; Reynold I. Lopez-Soler, MD, PhD; Jason Roh, BA, MSIV
Co-investigator: W. Mark Saltzman, PhD
Use of Matrices as Cell and Drug Delivery Systems
Development of biochemically active neo-tissue.
Principal Investigator: Christopher Kane Breuer, MD
Lead Investigators: Peter Fong, PhD; Matthew Brennan, MD; Reynold I. Lopez-Soler, MD, PhD; Jason Roh, BA, MSIV
Co-investigator: W. Mark Saltzman, PhD
