Humacyte, Inc. announced that it has appointed American Board of Surgery certified surgeon Jeffrey H. Lawson, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Lawson, a clinical advisor to Humacyte over the past 10 years, will oversee the medical and clinical development of the company's products. Dr. Lawson recently served in various leadership roles at Duke University Medical Center (Durham, N.C.), including Professor of Surgery and Pathology, Vice Chair for Research in Surgery and Director of Clinical Trials for the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Lawson will be based in Humacyte's headquarters location at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, reporting directly to Ms. Cox.