Dr. Sean Murphy received his PhD from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in North Carolina. His research focuses on the clinical application of perinatal cells and tissues for the treatment of injury and disease. Dr. Murphy has received numerous awards and fellowships, most notably an American Lung Association Senior Research Training Fellowship, and an American Australian Association Sir Keith Murdoch Fellowship. Dr. Murphy is Director/Secretary and Co-founder of the Perinatal Stem Cell Society, serves on the editorial board of multiple international journals and has recently published the book Perinatal Stem Cells: Biology and Clinical Applications which provides a comprehensive overview of the therapeutic application of perinatal stem cells in both the clinical and preclinical settings.