Body-on-a-Chip: Essentials and Applications

Anthony Atala, MD, is the G. Link Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Seventeen of his lab’s technologies have been translated to patients, including the first tissue-engineered organ for permanent implantation in a human. His research led to the discovery of a multipotent source of stem cells from amniotic fluid and placenta, advances in 3D printing of tissues and organs, and body-on-a-chip technologies. His work was twice listed among Time Magazine’s top 10 medical breakthroughs of the year, and he is a recipient of the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award. He has published over 900 journal articles, is the editor of 25 books, and holds over 250 national and international patents. Dr. Atala is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Dr. Zhang's research interests include 3D bioprinting, organ-on-a-chip, biomaterials, regenerative engineering, and bioanalysis. His scientific contributions have been recognized by over 40 regional, national, and international awards. He has been invited to deliver more than 170 lectures worldwide and has served as reviewer for more than 700 manuscripts for as many as 60 journals. He is serving as Editor-in-Chief for Microphysiological Systems and is Associate Editor for Bio-Design and Manufacturing, Nano Select, Aggregate, Nano TransMed, and Essays in Biochemistry. He is also on the Editorial Board of Biofabrication, Bioprinting, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Regenerative Biomaterials, Discover Materials, BMC Biomedical Engineering, Materials Today Bio, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutics, Materials Futures, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology, International Journal of Bioprinting, and Chinese Chemical Letters, Editorial Advisory Board of Biomicrofluidics, International Advisory Board of Advanced NanoBiomed Research and Advanced Materials Technologies, and Advisory Panel of Nanotechnology. At leisure (if any), Dr. Zhang enjoys bird- and nature-watching, traveling, photography, and technology