Areas of Preclinical Excellence
We have a broad range of expertise and preclinical research opportunities. Explore some of our established preclinical research models or lean on our depth of experience to advance your novel research.
Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
From genomics and cellular bioenergetics to cognitive and physiological disorders, our researchers are looking for solutions to aging-related conditions, diseases and disorders. Our experts work with preclinical models for Alzheimer’s disease and memory and cognition, supported by resources like PET and MRI imaging modalities.
Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Biomedical Engineering
The Virginia Tech – Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences program specializes in research areas like tissue engineering, biomechanics, biomedical imaging and trauma. Researchers in these areas and others make use of preclinical anatomical models, trauma models, specialized imaging capabilities and measurements of physiological loading.
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer
Cutting-edge preclinical cancer research at Wake Forest Baptist focuses on small molecule and nanoparticle therapies in xenograft models, gene therapy and immunotherapy evaluation, brain metastasis models and cell culture screening. Our experts use ex vivo organ culture, specialized radiation techniques and novel assays to study the mechanisms of cancer.
Cancer
Cardiovascular
Our scientists engage in multidisciplinary research from diet-induced atherosclerosis to aging-related heart failure and more. Our preclinical models for heart failure, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease can be used to explore novel therapeutics, medical devices and groundbreaking tissue-engineering research.
Cardiovascular
Dermatology
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist investigate a range of dermatologic research, including studies that use preclinical models for wound healing and soft tissue grafting, as well as topical studies for a host of dermatological conditions.
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Studies at Wake Forest Baptist capitalize on the collaboration of researchers from numerous disciplines to investigate metabolic conditions and disease states. Particularly, our researchers provide expertise in developing nonhuman primate models for the study of metabolic diseases, such as diabetes and NASH.
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Infectious Diseases
Our preclinical researchers investigate infectious diseases by accessing our unique colony of nonhuman primates that include both adults and juveniles for vaccine development and infections.
Infectious Diseases
Neurosciences and Neurology
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist are world leaders in translational research in substance abuse liability, pain and itch, cognition, gene-diet interactions and more. Our investigators conduct studies using a number of preclinical models, including models for epilepsy, memory and cognition, pain, hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke and brain trauma.
Neurosciences and Neurology
Orthopaedics
Our orthopaedic clinicians and researchers conduct preclinical research utilizing specific models for orthopaedic research, including models for window defect, segmental defect, closed fracture, tendon repair, bone formation, and biocompatibility, supported by capabilities in osteoclast and osteoblast cell cultures.
Orthopaedics