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Home » Newsroom » Stem Cell Lines » Stem Cell Lines - Fall 2011

Stem Cell Lines - Fall 2011

November 18, 2011

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  • $1 Million Gift Supports Stem Cell Renewal Research in HSCI’s Blood Program
  • Disease Program Annual Meetings Convene
  • Distinguished Speaker Forum
  • Douglas Melton Named a University Professor
  • From Skin Cells to Motor Neurons: Researchers Find Success with Direct Cellular Reprogramming
  • Hope for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients
  • HSCI iPS Core Partners with the Framingham Heart Study
  • HSCI/California Junior Faculty Symposium
  • Insights on Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
  • “Imprinted” Developmental Genes Gain New Roles in Adult Stem Cells