Vascular Aging Lab
George A Truskey · Durham, North Carolina
Duke University · Biomedical Engineering
Research focus
Dr. George Truskey's research lab focuses on understanding and developing therapies for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare genetic disorder that causes rapid aging in children. The lab utilizes in vitro models of human blood vessels made from induced pluripotent stem cells to study the disease's effects on vascular function and to explore potential genetic therapies using advanced gene editing techniques. This research aims to improve the treatment of HGPS and other rare diseases that lack sufficient patients for clinical trials.
Progeriagene editingtissue engineeringvascular biologyinduced pluripotent stem cells
Research aims
5AIM 01Develop a tissue-engineered blood vessel model of Progeria
AIM 02Evaluate the use of adenosine base editors to correct genetic mutations causing HGPS
AIM 03Assess the functional recovery of engineered blood vessels after gene editing
AIM 04Investigate the effects of biomechanical stimulation on vascular cells
AIM 05Prepare for potential clinical trials involving gene editing for HGPS.
Skills the lab values
cell cultureCRISPRRNA sequencingmicroscopymouse models
Output against the department
291publicationstop 32% of the department191st of 595
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11kcitationstop 33% of the department199th of 595
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