The Genetics Podcast

EP 71: Chief Medical Officer at LyGenesis, Professor Paulo Fontes, on the future of organ transplants

10.29.2021 - By Sano GeneticsPlay

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This week’s guest, Paulo Fontes, is a Professor of Surgery and Chief Medical Officer at LyGenesis, an organ regeneration technology platform with a current focus on liver regeneration for patients with end stage liver disease. He talks to Patrick about how our lymph nodes can act as a 'bioreactor' to regrow functioning organs, how liver cells could be used in multiple transplants, and shares his thoughts on the future of organ transplants.

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