Robert Lanza
| Robert P. Lanza | |
|---|---|
Lanza at a laboratory in October 2009.
|
|
| Born | Robert Lanza February 11, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Residence | Clinton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Institutions | Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for |
Stem cell biology, cloning, tissue engineering, biocentric universe |
| Influences |
Jonas Salk, Christiaan Barnard, and B. F. Skinner |
Robert Lanza (born 11 February 1956) is an American medical doctor and scientist. He is currently Head of Astellas Global Regenerative Medicine, and is Chief Scientific Officer of the Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Lanza was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up south of there, in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Lanza "altered the genetics of chickens in his basement," and came to the attention of Harvard Medical School researchers when he appeared at the university with his results. Jonas Salk, B. F. Skinner, and Christiaan Barnard [needs citation] mentored Lanza over the next ten years. Lanza attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving BA and MD degrees. There, he was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and a University Scholar. Lanza was also a Fulbright Scholar. He currently resides in Clinton, Massachusetts.
Lanza was part of the team that cloned the world's first early stage human embryos, as well as the first to successfully generate stem cells from adults using somatic-cell nuclear transfer (therapeutic cloning).
Lanza demonstrated that techniques used in preimplantation genetic diagnosis could be used to generate embryonic stem cells without embryonic destruction.
...
Wikipedia