Surgeons at Duke University Hospital Implant Bioengineered Vein (IMAGE)

Duke University Medical Center

Surgeons at Duke University Hospital Implant Bioengineered Vein

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Dr. Jeffrey Lawson, left, and Dr. Shawn Gage perform the implant surgery while Dr. Laura Niklason watches. Niklason is founder and chief technical officer for Humacyte.

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Shawn Rocco, Duke Medicine

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