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Jan 18, 2016
Chinese bioartificial liver set to save lives
Chinese scientists have developed a new bio-artificial liver that can help patients to survive from liver failure long enough for an organ transplant.
It has been developed by team of researchers from the Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences and doctors from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital.
Points to Note
- The bio-artificial liver is based on human liver cells and has been designed to be attached outside a patient’s body.
- This liver device is based on cells taken from human fat, skin or other tissues and is reprogrammed into liver cells.
- It can help to prolong lives of patients with liver failure by recovering patients’ liver functions till suitable donor livers for a transplant is found.
Oct 1, 2015
Kartik Chandran named as 2015 MacArthur Fellow
Indian-American associate professor Kartik Chandran has been named as a 2015 MacArthur Fellow. The fellowship entitles him with a prestigious genius grant of US $625,000.
He has won this prestigious fellowship for his work in transforming pollutant from wastewater into useful products such as energy sources, commodity chemicals and fertilisers.
With this fellowship he joined distinguished group of 24 talented people who have demonstrated dedication and exceptional originality to their creative pursuits.
About Kartik Chandran
- Chandran is an IIT Roorkee graduate is presently serving as associate professor of earth and environmental engineering at Columbia Engineering.
- His research on the engineered wastewater treatment and global nitrogen cycle is widely recognized around the world.
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