Can we grow artificial tissues and organs in the lab?

We are delighted to continue our UCL Medical Sciences Lecture Series throughout 2021. We believe that science can save the world, so we’ve designed these lectures to inspire and engage you with the fascinating world of medical science.

In this talk, you will hear about the latest advances and challenges in growing synthetic tissues and organs for regenerative medicine and surgical treatments. The rapid developments and breakthroughs of new biomaterials, 3D bioprinting and stem cell technology have come together, paving multiple dazzling paths to create and translate more biofunctional artificial tissues/organs from bench to bedside in the future.

This lecture will be followed by a Q&A with Professor Wenhui Song.

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About our speaker

Wenhui Song is Professor of Biomaterials and Medical Engineering and head of the UCL Centre for Biomaterials in Surgical Reconstruction and Regeneration. She specialises in nanomaterials, macromolecular materials, nanocomposites and biomanufacturing for tissue engineering, biosensors and drug delivery. She leads research in the development of artificial tissues/organs, implantable biosensors/devices and regenerative medicine. Currently she is coordinating and participating a number of major multi-disciplinary projects funded by EPSRC, Wellcome Trust, BBSRC-GSK and BHF, working on the development of 3D printing human tissues/organs, cochlea implants and robotic voice boxes.

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