Overview

The Regenerative Therapies Laboratory develops innovative methods to restore needed blood flow to patients with severely compromised hearts while minimizing the physical impact of surgery. Our research includes the investigation of stem and/or progenitor cell therapy for a regenerative approach to healing the heart, as opposed to today's "mechanical" treatments.

We are developing tissue engineering strategies for the site-specific delivery of cells to the damaged region of the heart. This will help to create an environment favourable to healing. The use of scaffolds improves cell survival and the generation of new heart muscle. Our projects are often collaborative efforts with the clinical research team.