Robert Lanza, Einstein of Tissue Engineering
Tissue engineering is the method of combination of cells, engineering and material methods. It is mainly used for repairing or replacing portion or whole tissue. Regenerative Medicine is also synonymously used with tissue engineering, although it places more emphasis on Stem Cells. The opportunity provided by tissue engineering for medicine is extraordinary. In the United States only, half a trillion dollars are spent in nursing patients who are suffering from tissue loss. There are countless books and reviews written on tissue engineering till date. “Principles of tissue engineering” written by Robert Lanza, explains about the tissue growth and development and contains the information needed to design tissues and organs. It explains how tissue engineering is used for diseases affecting specific organs.
Robert Lanza has written and edited many other books related to different Medicine fields. Major contributions by Lanza include, Biocentrism, Principles of Regenerative Medicine, Methods in Enzymology, Essentials of Stem Cell Biology, Principles of Cloning, Methods of tissue Engineering and many other books. He, currently, is the Vice President of research and scientific development at Advanced Cell Technology and Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He has received the “Rave Award” for Medicine in 2005 and “All star” award for Biotechnology.
In the book “Principles of tissue engineering”, Robert Lanza has explained about all the major systems of the human body, e.g., muscle, nerves, hematopoietic and skin. It also describes about tissue culture and ECM. This book holds the position as major reference book for everyone working in this field. No doubt, this book is a future pathway for the organ substitution.