Arjun Gopalratnam
Young Professional & International Program Lead
AIChE
Arjun served as the lead for AIChE young professionals for AIChE from 2010 - to mid 2013.


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When all of the cells have been removed, they are left with a translucent scaffold of the organ that only contains the protein framework of the organ. They can then drip in cells from the transplant recipient herself and the organ becomes restored and transplantable. Because it is made of the patient's cells, she will not reject the organ. This method was used to replace the lungs of a woman from Barcelona and she now lives a normal life free of tuberculosis.What are your thoughts on this new finding in biological engineering?
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I donated a kidney to my brother because his failed from Lupus. Ten years later, I was diagnosed with with Lupus and place on dialysis. I have had two transplants from cadavers. One transplant lasted 2 years and the other lasted 3 years before rejection. I am currently on hemo-dialysis awaiting my third kidney and I hope the science will catch up so I do not have to go through the rejection process again.
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I am very curious to know if a diseased organ would have a damaged or a normal scaffold. Or which diseases damage the scaffolding and which don't.
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