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Being the member of the executive council
of TERMIS-AP (Asia Pacific), Dr. Chandra P Sharma attended the
Executive Council meeting of TERMIS at the Regenerate 2006, the World
Congress on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine in Preamble The emerging
technology of tissue engineering, where a living assembly based on the
patients own cells and a delivery scaffold is used to specifically
repair diseased or damaged tissue, is the key area for progress in
modern health care. Regenerative medicine is likely to involve the
implantation of new tissue and or promote regeneration of normal
parenchyma in patients with damaged or diseased organs.
Regenerative medicine will result in extended healthy life span,
with reduction of morbidity and mortality. With a rapid advancement of
material sciences, nanotechnology, molecular and cell biology including
stem cell research, it is possible to evolve new strategies in tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine. However, the success of this
challenging new field of medicine depends on development of a strong
interdisciplinary and collaborative platform. In near future it may be
possible to repair or replace the damaged tissue in any organ system by
appropriate tissue engineering scaffolds containing intelligent system
of release of different growth factors in sequential fashion to create
an organ specific microenvironment resulting in recruitment and
differentiation of stem cells. Aging
damages every part of our body, including our stem cells! Until we can
address the root cause of age-related degeneration, we must learn how to
regenerate every part of the human organ systems including brain. We
must also become capable of reliably preventing and defeating cancer in
all its forms. The fundamental
and applied research in this multidisciplinary field is still in its
incipient stages in Objectives The Society shall
assemble and discuss matters of scientific interest and mainly strive to
achieve the objectives described below:- 1.
to cultivate an atmosphere
nationwide for the growth of basic and technological oriented research
in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine 2.
to bring the professionals from
various faculties together to improve the quality of their approach in
future research. 3.
communicating to all members, by
developing a Society's Newsletter and also by arranging workshop with
laboratory demonstrations, where learning and exchange of relevant
concepts can be stimulated every year. 4. members will be encouraged to join and participate in the activities of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS). 5. to promote scientific research and development of technologies (biomaterials, biophotonics, bioreactors, cellular constructs, etc.) in the areas of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, which help in the treatment of diseases in humans and animals leading to amelioration of pain and suffering. 6.
to be an international leader in
identifying and developing platform technologies and intellectual
property that will underpin the development of tissue engineering and
regenerative therapies. |
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