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How Stem Cell-Derived Tissue Can Repair Infant Hearts: Jeffrey Jacot at TEDxRiceU

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Jeffrey Jacot and his collaborators are growing heart tissue using stem cells found in amniotic fluid. This tissue may one day be used to fix
heart defects in infants, eliminating the need for heart transplants or multiple and complex surgeries. As director of the Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering Laboratory at Texas Children's Hospital and assistant professor of bioengineering at Rice University, he works alongside surgeons, clinicians, radiologists and biologists to understand the clinical needs in congenital heart defect management and repair, analyze the mechanical and biological processes in heart tissue development, and develop novel biomaterials for tissue-engineered heart muscle.

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