Biostage, Inc. announced the appointment of Christine Finck, MD, FACS to its Scientific Advisory Board. The Scientific Advisory Board's role is to provide scientific guidance and governance for Biostage's research and development programs. Dr. Finck joins Co-Chairmen Joseph Vacanti, MD and Stephen Badylak DVM, PHD, MD on the advisory board. Christine Finck, MD, FACS is the Executive Vice President, Surgeon-in-Chief and Peter Deckers Endowed Chair of Surgery at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery at University of Connecticut School of Medicine.  She has served as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery since 2007 and is an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery at UCONN Health. Most recently, she took on the role of Surgeon-in-Chief, advocating for various clinical, academic and research efforts across the institution and serving as a mentor to pediatric research investi ators.