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Anthony Atala

MD, FACS
Director
Wake Forest University/Wake Forest School of Medicine/Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Anthony Atala, M.D.

Dr. Anthony Atala is a practicing surgeon and the G. Link Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. His work focuses on growing human cells, tissues and organs. Seventeen applications of technologies developed in Dr. Atala's laboratory have been used clinically. Dr. Atala is editor of 25 books and 2 journals, has published more than 900 journal articles, and has applied for or received over 300 national and international patents. Dr. Atala was elected to the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Inventors. He is a recipient of the US Congress funded Christopher Columbus Foundation Award, bestowed on a living American who is currently working on a discovery that will significantly affect society; the Edison Science/Medical Award; the R&D Innovator of the Year Award; and the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award. Dr. Atala’s work was listed twice as Time Magazine’s top 10 medical breakthroughs of the year and was ranked by the Project Management Institute as one of the top 10 most impactful biotech projects from the past 50 years. Dr. Atala was named by Scientific American as one of the world’s most influential people in biotechnology, by U.S. News & World Report as one of 14 Pioneers of Medical Progress in the 21st Century, by Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review as one of 50 key influencers in the life sciences intellectual property arena, and by the journal Nature Biotechnology as one of the top 10 translational researchers in the world.

2027 Sessions

SAWC Plenary Session: Why Bioprinting May Change Wound Care

 This presentation will introduce skin bioprinting as an emerging technology in wound healing, highlighting its ability to generate patient-specific, multilayered skin constructs that recapitulate native tissue architecture. Faculty will discuss current clinical challenges, translational opportunities, and how this technology may redefine future standards of care across surgical and wound management disciplines. Attendees will gain insight into how bioprinting can enhance graft integration, reduce donor-site morbidity, and improve healing outcomes in complex and chronic wounds.

Moderator/Presenter

Sunday, May 02 11:30–12:30 PM
Faculty

Anthony Atala

MD, FACS
Director
Wake Forest University/Wake Forest School of Medicine/Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Anthony Atala, M.D.

Dr. Anthony Atala is a practicing surgeon and the G. Link Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. His work focuses on growing human cells, tissues and organs. Seventeen applications of technologies developed in Dr. Atala's laboratory have been used clinically. Dr. Atala is editor of 25 books and 2 journals, has published more than 900 journal articles, and has applied for or received over 300 national and international patents. Dr. Atala was elected to the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Inventors. He is a recipient of the US Congress funded Christopher Columbus Foundation Award, bestowed on a living American who is currently working on a discovery that will significantly affect society; the Edison Science/Medical Award; the R&D Innovator of the Year Award; and the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award. Dr. Atala’s work was listed twice as Time Magazine’s top 10 medical breakthroughs of the year and was ranked by the Project Management Institute as one of the top 10 most impactful biotech projects from the past 50 years. Dr. Atala was named by Scientific American as one of the world’s most influential people in biotechnology, by U.S. News & World Report as one of 14 Pioneers of Medical Progress in the 21st Century, by Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review as one of 50 key influencers in the life sciences intellectual property arena, and by the journal Nature Biotechnology as one of the top 10 translational researchers in the world.
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