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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. S. Ward Cassells opens a Pentagon press conference, April 17, 2008, to announce the founding of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine. This multi-institutional, interdisciplinary network will utilize the latest technologies in stem cell research to develop advanced treatment options for severely wounded military personnel.

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. S. Ward Cassells opens a Pentagon press conference, April 17, 2008, to announce the founding of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine. This multi-institutional, interdisciplinary network will utilize the latest technologies in stem cell research to develop advanced treatment options for severely wounded military personnel.

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