Top 10 Tissue Engineering experts to follow
Dr. Anthony Atala: As the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Atala is renowned for his work on growing and regenerating tissues and organs. His team has successfully engineered multiple organs that have been implanted into patients.
Dr. Jennifer Elisseeff: A professor at Johns Hopkins University, Elisseeff's groundbreaking work focuses on regenerating tissues, particularly for orthopedic applications, using biomaterials and stem cells.
Dr. Laura Niklason: Based at Yale University, Niklason specializes in regenerating tissues for transplantation, with a strong emphasis on lung and vascular tissue engineering.
Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic: A professor at Columbia University, she is celebrated for her advancements in engineering human tissues for medical applications. Her lab has made significant progress in engineering functional bone, lung, and cardiac tissues.
Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia: At MIT, Bhatia combines microfabrication tools from the computer industry with modern tissue engineering to develop therapeutically effective tissues, with a focus on liver tissues.
Dr. Joseph Vacanti: A pioneer in the field, Vacanti's early work at Massachusetts General Hospital laid the foundation for many tissue engineering techniques in use today. His focus has been on engineering tissues for children with congenital anomalies.
Prof. Molly Stevens: Based at Imperial College London, Stevens is known for her work on regenerative medicine, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. Her research has provided significant insights into bone and tissue regeneration using nanomaterials.
Prof. John Fisher: At the University of Maryland, Fisher's work revolves around creating biomaterials for tissue engineering applications, with a specific focus on the interplay between the physical environment and the signaling mechanisms of cells.
Dr. Michael Sefton: As a professor at the University of Toronto, Sefton's research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has covered a broad spectrum, from cardiac patches to encapsulated cell therapies.
Dr. Milica Radisic: Also at the University of Toronto, Radisic has made significant advancements in organ-on-a-chip technologies and heart tissue engineering, working towards functional tissues for transplantation.
