Kenneth W. Liechty

Dr. Liechty's laboratory, which has been continuously funded for the last 18 years, is the source of many patents and two companies. The Laboratory for Fetal and Regenerative Biology research is focused primarily in the field of healing, the response to injury, and regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on elucidating the mechanisms involved in the regenerative response to injury in the fetus, the role of stem cells in tissue repair, and the correction of abnormal healing in the adult. The LFRB team is developing novel treatment paradigms using stem cells, gene therapy strategies, and small molecule therapeutics to promote healing and tissue regeneration in multiple tissues by modulating the inflammatory response, angiogenesis, the composition of the extracellular matrix, and progenitor cell content. The goal of this regenerative medicine approach is to restore normal tissue architecture and function and to prevent the complications of impaired healing or scar formation after injury. His research into wound healing and tissue regeneration will help ensure we are able to bring high quality fetal and pediatric surgery to patients throughout Arizona.