Georgia Tech - Emory Collaboration for Regenerative Medicine & Engineering

Defining Regenerative Medicine

GTEC is internationally recognized for its strengths and novel applications of Regenerative Medicine. GTEC's success is built on the long-standing partnership between Georgia Tech, a top-ranked engineering school and Emory University, one of the nation's finest medical schools. Both institutions are consistently in the top rankings by U.S. News and World Report. This unique partnership has allowed GTEC to build a cohesive team of scientists and clinicians with diverse areas of expertise, who have a shared mission of understanding how tissues are formed and are dedicated to a larger goal of how they can be regenerated or repaired.

The promise of regenerative medicine is truly remarkable. Over the last two decades, significant breakthroughs in understanding within the regenerative medicine and tissue engineering fields have yielded a more intimate understanding of the functioning of human tissue. In the future, new technologies may deliver islet cells for diabetes, neural regeneration for spinal cord injuries and more substantial heart repair. In addition, as biology, bioengineering and medicine continue to converge, the regenerative medicine field may succeed in building three dimensional organs like hearts, kidneys or livers. An investment in this field is an investment in medical research and the U.S. healthcare system. We view regenerative medicine as a one of the areas that will help the US gain a stronger, more competitive economic future and be the leader on the world stage.

Mission

To provide national leadership in regenerative medicine by partnering with scientists, clinicians, engineers and industry in a shared goal of moving discoveries from the laboratory into the clinic.

GTEC Strategic Goals

  • Develop clinically relevant technologies critical to the regenerative medicine field on a relevant scale.
  • Build a multidisciplinary and integrated team of faculty which builds on the engineering strengths of Georgia Tech and the medical expertise of Emory.
  • Partner with industry to serve the varied needs of the growing regenerative medicine industry.

GTEC Research Strengths

  • Stem Cells
  • Multifunctional Materials
  • Endogenous Repair
  • Imaging