Abstract:
The interface of stem cell biology, biologically inspired material design, and biomedical engineering offers new opportunities to design and fabricate engineered living tissues for repair, reconstruction, and replacement.  This HSCI Salon will assemble leaders from the field of tissue engineering who will provide academic and industrial perspectives on both "bottom-up" and "top-down" tissue design, as well as the regulatory hurdles that exist in the movement of this technology from bench to bedside.

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Faculty Host: 
"Biologically inspired materials for tissue engineering"
Elliot Chaikof, MD, PhD (BIDMC)
Chair, Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Department of Surgery
HSCI Principal Faculty Member

Guest presenters:
"Adventures in Translation:  Devices + Stem Cell Therapies"
Marie Csete, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, iFluidics and
Staff Physician-Scientist, UCSD Anesthesiology

"FDA Regulatory Considerations for Regenerative Medicine Products"
Kimberly A. Benton, PhD
Deputy Director of the Division of Cell and Gene Therapy
US Food and Drug Administration

"Progress and Challenges in Lung Regeneration"
Laura Niklason, MD, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology and Bioengineering
Yale University School of Engineering and Applied Science

** Please note:  a Harvard/affiliated hospital ID must be presented at the security desk in the lobby of the NRB in order to access the event venue.

Beer, wine and refreshments will be available for post-discussion networking.