Professor Richard OC Oreffo of the Acellular Technologies Hub and colleagues Dr Jonathan Dawson, Professor Ian Sinclair, and Dr Nicholas D Evans took part in an NHS Open day at Southampton General Hospital on Saturday 27th September 2014.
Medical advances have led to a welcome increase in life expectancy but with this comes problems associated with tissue loss and a need for replacement tissues.
We are using stem cells isolated from adult tissues such as the bone marrow, and engineered materials as scaffolds, to develop pieces of bone and cartilage tissue in the lab. We are also interested in finding ways of coaxing the body to regenerate itself with drugs and chemicals and to harness the repair capacity of our bodies.
Our ultimate aim is to deliver stem cells together with the right scaffolds and factors to generate and repair damaged or diseased tissue for patient use.
The group also showcased the stem cell exhibit at a postgraduate conference in June.
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