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CellThera and WPI advance in regeneration study
Date:3/23/2009
as pioneered novel cell-delivery strategies that will be useful for the project. The new phase also involves collaboration with the clinical research team led by Raymond Dunn, MD, professor of surgery and cell biology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
"This new award not only validates the important work CellThera and WPI are doing in the area of regenerative medicine, but by bringing together basic science, engineering and the clinical expertise of UMass, along with the commercial strength in the Worcester region, this work will help push the science closer to the clinic and closer to helping people recover from devastating injuries," said Eric W. Overstrm, PhD, professor and head of WPI's Department of Biology and Biotechnology.
The long-range goal of the DARPA program is to find ways to harness the body's natural regenerative abilities to heal wounds that involve bone, muscle, nerves, and soft tissue. The impetus for the program is to develop new therapies for soldiers who return home from war with major injuries. If successful, however, the science will have a broad range of civilian applications, as well. "Translating basic science advances into products and technologies that can improve people's lives is BEI's core mission," said BEI Director W. Grant McGimpsey, PhD. "So it's exciting to see the talented teams at CellThera, WPI and UMass Medical School working together seamlessly to advance this program."
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| Contact: Michael Cohen mcohen@wpi.edu 508-868-4778 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Source:Eurekalert |
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