The role of tissue donation in medical restoration and repair
With Hayley Resk, Community Outreach Coordinator for Solvita Portland, a tissue bank for Oregon and WS Washington.
About the lecture
You likely know about the importance of organ donation, but were you aware of the life that comes from donated tissue such as skin, bone, tendon, or nerves? When a tissue donor has passed, the gift of their donation has the power to transform grief into new hope by helping a living person heal from extensive trauma, burns, and injury. Donated tissue can act as bandages, bridges, and scaffolds to help restore and repair the human body without the use of extensive inorganic implants such as metal. The new life tissue brings is only possible through the selfless gift of donors and their families. In this talk, Hayley Resk will illustrate the biological mechanisms behind medical healing with the use of donated tissue, as well giving an overview of the different injuries that tissue can repair.
Science Pubs are a casual lecture series located in fun venues across the region, recommended for ages 10 and over.
Tickets
$8 suggested donation | Advance tickets recommended
Zoom Option
If you are unable to join us in person, you can watch on Zoom. You must register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
About the Speaker
Hayley Resk is the Community Outreach Coordinator at Solvita Portland, the tissue bank of Oregon and SW Washington. After working as a recovery coordinator for several years, Hayley has made a career out of her passion: educating people about the importance of tissue donation. As a two-time liver transplant recipient herself, Hayley has first-hand experience from both sides of donation. She sees her work as a way to give back to her community and pay her own gifts forward.Â
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you are unable to join us in person, you can watch on zoom. You must register in advance via the ticketing page. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
To guarantee a seat at this event, we recommend you purchase your ticket in advance. Please show your ticket at the check-in table in front of the theater upon arrival.
We will always have tickets available at the door. They are first-come, first-served and admission will remain a suggested donation.
Kennedy School Theater has everything from pizza to burgers to popcorn and candy. Food and drink are welcome in the theater. No outside food or drink is allowed.
It is free to park in McMenamins Kennedy School parking lot and there is plenty of free street parking in the neighborhood.