Laboratory of Retinal Regeneration

Takahashi team IPS cell vision paper marks major stem cell milestone

March 16, 2017 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Ring the bell for a stem cell milestone. There’s been a whole lot of commotion about the NEJM article yesterday documenting the experiences of three women with macular degeneration who were blinded by non-FDA approved stem cell eye injections of fat stem cells at a business in Florida, but in the same issue of the journal …

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Stem Cell Person of the Year 2014: Masayo Takahashi (高橋政代)

November 4, 2014 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Congratulations to Masayo Takahashi (高橋政代), MD, PhD, the winner of the 2014 Stem Cell Person of the Year Award. Dr. Takahashi received this award including the $2,000 prize for her exceptional achievements in stem cell research in 2014. She was selected as the winner from a stellar group of top 12 finalists this year. Takahashi leads …

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