EP 71: Chief Medical Officer at LyGenesis, Professor Paulo Fontes, on the future of organ transplants
Oct 29, 2021•37 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
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.