Principal Investigator: James J. Yoo, MD, PhD Organization: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Rotator cuff injuries or tears have a significant impact on both civilian and military populations, affecting approximately 17 million individuals in the United States alone. Military personnel experience even higher rates of these injuries, 20 times more than the general population. […]
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Reprogramming Subject Skin to Palmo-Plantar Skin at the Distal Limb to Enhance Prosthetic use in Wounded Warriors
Principal Investigator: Luis Garza, MD, PhDPerforming Organization: Johns Hopkins University Background: Stem cell therapy holds great promise in medicine. This grant will employ one’s own stem cells in an attempt to help the more than 1.7 million (1 out of every 200) people in the US who have had limb amputations—including military (see below). While […]
AFIRM Project Announcement
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, part of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has been selected to lead the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) Consortium. The project – a $40 million, five year-long award from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) – will focus on taking regenerative medicine solutions for battlefield injuries to the next level, and ultimately to the general public.