Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine2017-04-18T15:05:04-07:00

Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

About the Department

USC recently established the department to spearhead multidisciplinary, educational initiatives across the university.

The department’s unique courses and training programs provide a perspective on how the body’s own developmental and repair mechanisms can restore damaged cells, tissues and organs, advancing our scientific knowledge and redefining how we treat human diseases with regenerative medicine.

About the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

 Andrew P. McMahon

Andrew P. McMahon, PhD, FRS
W.M. Keck Provost Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, and Biological Sciences
Chair, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Director, Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC
Chair of the Executive Committee, USC Stem Cell
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Two sculptures representing a human neuron and a radial glia cell, inspired by the findings published by the Quadrato Lab in Nature Neuroscience. Credit: Sculptures by Jane Kwak; photo by Sergio Bianco

The autism-linked gene SYNGAP1 could impact early stages of human brain development, USC study reveals

New research shows that variants of SYNGAP1, a gene previously thought only to affect synapses between mature neurons, may disrupt early development in the brain’s cortex, a region involved in higher-order cognitive functions in humans. By Cristy Lytal Two sculptures representing a human neuron and a radial glia cell,… Read More »

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