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liver disease research
Left to right: Muhammad Rizwan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern; Madhukar Patel, M.D., M.B.A., Sc.M., Assistant Professor of Surgery and Surgical Director of the Liver Transplantation Program; and Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., inaugural Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Professor in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and of Radiology at UT Southwestern [Photos: UTSW]
UT Southwestern Secures Up to $25M ARPA‑H Award to Bioengineer Artificial Livers
by Maddie Preston | Jan 13, 2026
The project, known as Vascularized Immunocompetent Tissue as an Alternative Liver, or VITAL, aims to "biofabricate" functioning livers using patients' own cells and advanced 3D printing techniques.
