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July 28, 2020

Dr. Ali Khademhosseini of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has been awarded a fellowship from the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), for him and his team’s groundbreaking work in precision medicine and the facilitation of its real-world applications in the public health field. He has most notably led the effort in tissue engineering, developing smart devices and materials for diagnostics and therapeutic drug delivery, and perfecting 3D-printed architectures of personalized surgical implants for patients in need. He is distinguished among the brightest and most impactful scientists for his commitment to assure and distribute his knowledge and methods of personalized health to as many people in need as possible.

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July 20, 2020

From the burgeoning field of biomedical engineering and the ever-present need to provide solutions for medical problems, a new resource has been created that joins engineering technologies with biological research and medicine.  A comprehensive new book entitled “Interfacing Bioelectronics and Biomedical Sensing,” and co-edited by Ali Khademhosseini of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Hung Cao of UC Irvine, Todd Coleman of UC San Diego and Tzung Hsiai from UCLA, has been recently published by Springer Nature.   

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July 13, 2020

Component of tissue is shown to limit the amount of scarring after heart attack. 

(LOS ANGELES) –  When a person has a heart attack, the person’s coronary artery is blocked, cutting off the flow of blood and oxygen to that portion of the person’s heart.  The surrounding heart muscle may be damaged to an extent depending on the size of the blocked area and the time between the attack and treatment. Upon recovery, the heart muscle starts to heal, and like a skin wound, it may form a scar.  The size and location of the scar can vary greatly, and there is a possibility to develop additional complications or even death. 

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July 6, 2020

Materials to enhance the body’s own regenerative capabilities 

(LOS ANGELES) – Successful tissue regeneration can have major benefits in healing injuries or replacing portions of diseased or damaged tissue in bone, skin, the nervous system and in organs such as the muscle, kidney, liver, lung, and heart.  But the effectiveness of the body’s own system for repairing such damage can vary greatly, depending on the kind of tissue involved and its location.  Tissue engineers have been working to address these limitations by creating substances called biomaterials, which can be used in various ways to boost the body’s ability to heal.  In a recent publication in Nature Reviews Materials, Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., Director and CEO of the Terasaki Institute, and colleagues discuss the use of biomaterials for tissue regeneration. 

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