Short Description Regenerative‑medicine pioneer bioprinting human organs.
Description Dr. Anthony Atala directs the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, where his team engineered the first lab‑grown bladder implanted in humans. He leads projects bioprinting kidney and liver tissues for transplant and drug testing, addressing organ‑failure components of aging. Atala’s TED Talk has 5 m views and inspired multiple biotech spin‑outs, including Humacyte and Precise Bio.