3D Bioprinted Organs--Bioengineered Organs Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University--Adam W. Feinberg, PhD
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2018
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Organ failure is the ultimate cause of almost every death, and while organ transplantation can be a successful option, the need for organs significantly outweighs the supply. For the past 50 years or so, efforts have been focused on immunosuppression strategies and the development of mechanical devices capable of mimicking the function of biological organs and processes. However, even when available, these solutions aren't permanent or without the risk of complication. Now there's a new solution in the works, one with a lot more promise: bioengineered organs.
As an associate professor and member of both the Next Manufacturing Center and Bioengineered Organs Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, Adam W. Feinberg joins the podcast to discuss how living cells and tissue components can be designed for implantation into the human body, allowing for tissue regeneration with the use of the body's own cells. Though it'll still take years to get there, the grand vision is to 3D bioprint partial or entire organs for transplant, which is a technology that's recently received funding from the FDA.
Tune in to learn more about the current projects Dr. Feinberg and his team are working on, the successes they've already had, and the challenges they plan to overcome. Keep up to date on the latest developments at regenerativebiomaterials.com and engineering.cmu.edu/organs/index.html.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Almost Here, Around the Corner of Future Technology Podcasts with Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:07.0 | Future Technologies is to transform our lives for better or worse or the focus of this podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | Almost here means these technologies are now here and starting to be used. |
| 0:17.0 | Or just around the corner, for Bitcoin to artificial intelligence, |
| 0:21.0 | 3D printing, blockchain, virtual reality, and more. |
| 0:25.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Future Tech and Future Tech Health |
| 0:31.0 | Podcast. I have Adam Feinberg. He's an associate professor at Carnegie |
| 0:35.3 | Mellon University. He's a member of both the Next Manufacturing Center and the bioengineered |
| 0:40.8 | Oregon's Initiative at the you know, Carnegie Mellon. |
| 0:44.3 | So Adam, thanks for coming. |
| 0:45.9 | Yeah, great. |
| 0:46.7 | Happy to be here. |
| 0:47.4 | Thanks for the opportunity. |
| 0:49.4 | So, you know, it's probably obvious, but why are you working on bioengineered organs what |
| 0:55.1 | particularly do you want to accomplish by creating them and which organs? |
| 0:58.4 | Yeah well I mean as you mentioned I mean I think it's pretty clear that, you know, organ failure is a really, you know, big health care problem. I mean, most causes of death are ultimately due to organ failure and there's really just very few options for people. |
| 1:13.7 | Oregon transplantation is probably the most successful option out there and you know with |
| 1:19.6 | current immunos suppression strategies you know people can get five, ten, 15, even 20 years. immune There's really just not enough people who have passed away to have a transplant, great organs, and it's probably a good thing, right? |
| 1:38.0 | It means we're living a long lives. |
| 1:40.0 | But there's still, you know, tremendous need. |
| 1:42.0 | And so the question is how do we address that? |
| 1:44.4 | So I think for probably the last 50 years, |
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