Program Leader: Carla F. Kim, PhD

The Stem Cell Regulation Program looks at the molecular pathways that regulate stem cell differentiation and maintenance in both normal development and disease. HSCI investigators Paola Arlotta, PhD, Chad Cowan, PhD, Richard Gregory, PhD, Hanno Hock, PhD, and Carla Kim, PhD, recognized that one of the greatest obstacles to generating tissue specific cells in the laboratory at will is that the methods used to derive and maintain specialized cells from embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells are still very inefficient, and working together as a team, they aim to shed light on the molecular pathways that lead to differentiation.