Charles Vacanti

Charles A. Vacanti
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Other namesChuck Vacanti[1]
Alma materCreighton University, University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Known forVacanti mouse, STAP cells
SpouseLinda
Scientific career
FieldsTissue engineering, anesthesiology, stem cells
InstitutionsBrigham and Women's Hospital (retired), Harvard Medical School
Notable studentsHaruko Obokata
WebsiteBrigham and Women's profile

Charles Alfred "Chuck"[1] Vacanti (born 1950) is a researcher in tissue engineering[2] and stem cells and the Vandam/Covino Professor of Anesthesiology, Emeritus, at Harvard Medical School.[3] He is a former head of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Massachusetts and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, now retired.

He is known for the Vacanti mouse, a mouse created with Linda Griffith and Joseph Upton with cartilage shaped like a human ear on its back, and for being the senior author on the first of two retracted articles on STAP cells, a concept proposed by his brother and himself, and co-authored with Haruko Obokata.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference heart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Foreman, Judy (December 30, 2003). "SCIENTISTS AT WORK -- JOSEPH, CHARLES, MARTIN AND FRANCIS VACANTI; From Old Cars to Cartilage, Brothers Like to Tinker". New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Charles Alfred Vacanti, M.D." Harvard Catalyst. Retrieved January 22, 2017.