Recently, the H-SC Biology Department had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Perry Lange, Vice President of LifeNet Health, to Gilmer Hall to give a seminar on human tissue transplantation.  Dr. Lange gave an enthusiastic, energetic talk about many of the cutting-edge areas in this field and the many services provided by LifeNet Health, one of the nation’s leading organ and tissue transplant organizations.  Dr. Lange’s presentation was very much hands-on for the audience, as he brought a number of items for show-and-tell that were passed among the students and faculty, including an achilles tendon, heart valve, and lung tissue.  Dr. Lange currently heads the company’s Cardiovascular Services division, but he has also served in senior management positions for Tissue Processing, Client Development, Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, and Sports Medicine.  This seminar was a wonderful opportunity for H-SC’s biology students to learn not only about tissue transplantation but also the variety of potential scientific careers available even within a single company!

Dr. Perry Lange, VP LifeNet Health