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Dr. Anthony Atala

Director & Chair of Urology
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) · Wake Forest University

Field: biologyLocation: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United StatesInstitutional homepage ↗

Research Biography & Scholarly Focus

Dr. Atala is a world-renowned pioneer in regenerative medicine, creator of the first laboratory-grown organ (bladder) successfully transplanted into a human patient, and developer of 3D human tissue bioprinters.

Department & Affiliation

Institution: Wake Forest University
Faculty Division: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM)
Supervision / Inquiries: Contact directly via official department directory

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