WSCS 2021 | Current tissue engineering strategies for solid organ replacement

Anthony Atala, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, provides an overview of the current landscape for tissue engineering strategies for solid organ replacement and highlights some exciting avenues of research such as in the treatment of kidney disease and replacement of skin. Prof. Atala points out that whilst the vascularization of flat structures such as skin and tubular such as blood vessels is possible, a key remaining challenge that need to be addressed is the vascularization of complex whole organs. This interview took place at the 2021 World Stem Cell Summit (WSCS).