Paolo De Coppi

Paolo De Coppi is an English pediatric surgeon at the University College London known for developing new kind of treatment for pre-mature babies. His new invention is to use pig organs[1] and rat livers[2] to treat birth defects such as esophageal atresia.[3]

Career

In 2005 he has been an Honorary Assistant Professor in pediatric surgery at the University of Padua and then, four years later, worked as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Wake Forest University. In January 2007, while working with Anthony Atala at the Boston Children's Hospital he discovered the way to use stem cells from amniotic fluids. Currently he works as a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon at the Great Ormond Street Hospital.[4] Since 2009 he have been an editor of numerous Pediatric journals including Pediatric Surgery International, Stem Cell Development and Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review. His publications have appeared in numerous scientific journals including Nature Biotechnology, The Lancet and many others. In 2011 he have became an associate editor of the Stem Cell Translational Medicine journal.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Robin Henry (16 April 2017). "Pig organ transplant to save babies' lives". The Times. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Grow your own: the race to create body parts in the lab". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Katie Forster (16 April 2017). "Babies with life-threatening birth defects to receive pig organs modified with stem cells in world first". The Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Mr Paolo De Coppi". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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