America's North Shore Journal

Today’s Bloggers’ Roundtable took us to the edge of science fiction, and perhaps a few steps beyond. We had the opportunity to speak with COL Robert Vandre, Program Director, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM). Col Dr. Vandre talked about the very, very cool things his agency is doing with regenerative medicine. Growing pieces parts for people. AFIRM is: two multi-institutional consortia, one led by Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., and the University of Pittsburgh; and one led by Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., and the Cleveland Clinic. The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, Texas, will work with these academic consortia to provide key guidance on military medical needs and conduct trials of new therapies. Just what are all these learned people working on? Using a spray-on application of adult … Read entire article »