Your immune system could predict how you heal | Dr. Robert Guldberg | TEDxPortland

Dr. Robert Guldberg’s breakthrough research in the field of Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine is helping patients with traumatic injuries and osteoarthritis better predict how their bodies will heal, develop the most effective treatment plans, and have the best possible quality of life.

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Robert Guldberg is Executive Director of the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact and Vice President of the University of Oregon. As a Professor of Bioengineering, Robert’s research group has published 280 papers over the past 30 years on musculoskeletal regenerative medicine, mechanobiology, and orthopedic medical devices. He co-founded six companies to translate his research into patient impact and was recently elected to the National Academy of Inventors. In 2020, Dr. Guldberg and collaborators co-created the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a $220 million initiative to transform human health through the science of peak performance. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx