Regenerative Biology
Challenge Area Goals
- Create physiologically stable, safe, and functional cells to better understand the human body.
- Apply knowledge about cellular generation for application in prevention and treatment of degenerative diseases.
- Apply knowledge to develop and tailor drugs for specific needs.
“These remarkable pluripotent stem cells for the first time give scientists unlimited access to the basic building blocks of the human body, and that unprecedented access will yield new drug treatments for currently untreatable conditions. Our research team's goal is to learn enough about coaxing, directing and tweaking human stem cells to create physiologically stable, functional cells to better understand the human body.”
– James A. Thomson, Director, Regenerative Biology
Regenerative Biology home page — Learn more about the Regenerative Biology lab and current research.
Regenerative Biology Teaching Resources — A collection of information guides, worksheets and activities on the science of stem cells.
Stem Cell Primer — This short informational guide outlines the basic concepts associated with human pluripotent stem cell research and potential applications of the science.
Stem Cell Glossary — This resource includes basic definitions of terminology often found in stem cell literature.
Stem cells in Aggrewell plates ready to make embryoid bodies
