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Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine:

With 60,000 square feet of research space and more than 150 scientists, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is working to develop organs and tissues in virtually every part of the body. The institute is the largest freestanding facility in the world devoted to regenerative medicine. The institute’s track record includes many “firsts”, including being the only research facility in the world to have created a wholly laboratory-grown organ that has been successfully implanted in patients. Created in 2004, the institute is directed by Anthony Atala, M.D. From bladder and trachea, to cartilage and heart –- Atala’s team has grown more than 20 types of cells in the laboratory.

Visit In the Lab and Projects to learn more about the technology behind regenerative medicine and how scientists are applying the science to help patients in need.