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Gabor Forgacs
Gabor is the George H. Vineyard Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Missouri.
He is also the Scientific Founder of Organovo where he developed breakthrough organ printing technology
while leading a team of top regenerative medicine scientists from multiple universities, with the
backing of a $5MM National Science Foundation Grant. Gabor is the author of more than 150 peer reviewed
journal articles and the textbook Biological Physics of the Developing Embryo, (with Stuart Newman).
He holds a PhD in theoretical physics.
Watch Forgacs' Discovery Channel video.
Anthony Atala, MD
Anthony is the W.H. Boyce Professor, Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and chair
of the Department of Urology at Wake Forest University. His work in Tissue engineering and printable
organs at Wake Forest resulted in the development of the first lab-grown bladder. Anthony is a
practicing surgeon and a researcher in regenerative medicine.
Watch Dr. Atala's TED talk.
Doris Taylor, Ph.D.
As the Medtronic-Bakken Chair in Cardiac Repair and the Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Repair,
Doris blends research using stem cells, genes, and devices to develop novel cardiac and vascular technologies
to prevent, treat, and hopefully one day, cure heart ailments. She is involved in both laboratory and clinical
studies using cell therapy to treat disease. Her most recent accomplishment was leading a team which
demonstrated the ability to create an entirely new rat heart in the lab.
Read the NY Times article on her breakthrough.
Stephen F. Badylak, Professor
Stephen is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and deputy director of the McGowan Institute
for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He holds over 40 US patents and 200
patents worldwide and has authored numerous scientific publications. He has served as the Chair
of the Purdue University Tissue Engineering Advisory Board and as chair of several Study Sections
for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the Bioengineering, Technology, and
Surgical Sciences Study Section.
Learn more about his research.