History
The Healing Foundation is a national UK charity that champions the cause of people living with disfigurement and visible loss of function by funding research into pioneering scientific, surgical and psychological healing techniques. The Healing Foundation Centre represents a 25 year, £10 million commitment between the Healing Foundation and The University of Manchester to advance the understanding of wound healing and tissue regeneration. Established in 2006, the Centre is led by Professor Enrique Amaya and is based in the state-of-the-art Michael Smith Building within the Faculty of Life Sciences at The University of Manchester. The Centre was formally opened on 13th September 2007 by Simon Weston OBE, the Healing Foundation Lead Ambassador.
In January 2007, two Healing Foundation Fellowships were awarded to Dr Kimberly Mace from the University of California, San Francisco, and Dr Tom Millard from the University of Bristol. Kim joined the Centre in July 2007 and Tom in January 2008. The Healing Foundation also funds four PhD students working within the Centre.
In October 2007, Karel Dorey was awarded an RCUK fellowship to start his lab, becoming the 4th Principal Investigator within the Centre.
In January 2010, Matthew Hardman and his lab were invited to join the Centre, which now comprises of five labs.
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