Khalil N Bitar
Professor
Wake Forest University
USA
Biography
Director of Gastroenterology Programs Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Professor, Core Faculty Member, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Gastroenterology and Physiology & Pharmacology
Research Interest
Dr. Bitar is the director of the Gastrointestinal (GI) Program at WFIRM. Signal transduction pathways involved in gastrointestinal smooth muscle cells. Thin filament regulation of smooth muscle activity and provide a regenerative medicine approach to the treatment of gastric motility disorders in an ever expanding aging population. Regenerative medicine approaches to manufacture replacement parts for the human gastrointestinal tract