Upscaling cardiac tissue engineering: Differentiation of iPS cells, enrichment and bionic approaches [ 2012 - 2015 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Gregory Dusting (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Alice Pebay ,  A/Pr Rodney Dilley ,  Dr Shiang Lim ,  Prof Robert Shepherd

Brief description Stem cell therapies to repair heart muscle are experimental methods which promise future clinical treatments. Our tissue engineering chamber model provides a protective environment for implanted cells and generates contracting heart tissue. Towards clinical application we will scale up the tissue volume produced by: improving cell supply with new stem cell technologies, design chambers for bulk cell implantation, adopt a bionic approach to cell pacing and apply the model into larger animals.

Funding Amount $AUD 709,758.35

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant