A Stem Cell Revolution at USC
Team leader Dr. Zhongwei Li has recently been recognized with a prestigious NIH Directors’ New Innovator award.
His synthetic kidney begins with cells nurtured in a Petri dish, eventually growing into a full-fledged kidney within the patient’s body.
In just 5 to 7 years, we anticipate the synthetic kidney will be undergoing FDA trials and making their debut in human treatments. Already, mini cystic kidneys developed for this project are being utilized to model polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and perform drug screening to identify novel therapies.
Watch our videos below to learn more about the synthetic kidney and UKRO.