Tissue Engineering Resource Center
The Tissue Engineering Resource Center focuses on functional tissue engineering achieved through the integration of the key elements in the field, via a systems approach; cells, scaffolds, and bioreactors to control the environment.
The P41 Tissue Engineering Resource Center was initiated in August of 2004 with funding provided by the NIH (through the NIBIB), and is directed by Professor David Kaplan. There are two main cores in TERC, a biomaterials core at Tufts University and a bioreactor core at Columbia University. Stem cells and related cell biology needs are integrated into these two core efforts to optimize functional tissue outcomes.