1. Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
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Research Laboratories

The Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine is home to a diverse array of laboratories, each dedicated to advancing the field of regenerative medicine through breakthrough research.

Our faculty-led laboratories work collaboratively to uncover the secrets of organ development, tissue renewal, and the mechanisms behind disease, paving the way for innovative regenerative therapies that have the potential to improve countless lives.

Explore Our Laboratories

Bieker Laboratory

Studying how the gene EKLF/KLF1 controls red blood cell development, and its role in disorders like sickle cell anemia.

Blanchard Laboratory

Modeling the human brain to uncover the roots of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline.

Blenkinsop Laboratory

Developing gene and cell therapies for retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration.

Bond Laboratory

Understanding the endogenous mechanisms that regulate neural stem cells.

Chen Laboratory

Using stem cell-derived organoids to model lung disease and injury, with the goal of repairing damaged tissue.

Dubois Laboratory

Investigating the cellular origins of congenital heart disease by studying heart formation in early development.

Ezhkova Laboratory

Studying how epigenetic regulation shapes skin stem cell function throughout life, including in wound healing and cancer.

Ghaffari Laboratory

Investigating how blood-forming stem cells decline with age, and how this contributes to blood disorders

Kathiriya Laboratory

Uncovering how distal lung epithelial cells reactivate and differentiate after injury.

Krauss Laboratory

Mapping how muscle stem cells repair injury, and how signaling errors contribute to birth defects.

May Laboratory

Defining the molecular processes behind gland development and remodeling to understand upper airway diseases.

Millar Laboratory

Studying Wnt signaling in skin and hair to develop new therapies for wound healing and hair loss.

Mlodzik Laboratory

Investigating how cells coordinate their orientation within tissues, a process essential to skin, inner ear, and kidney development.

Rangan Laboratory

Exploring how egg and sperm cells escape the effects of aging, with the goal of designing therapies to slow cellular aging.

Rendl Laboratory

Tracing how specialized "niche" cells activate stem cells to regenerate tissue, with applications for hair regeneration.

Sidi Laboratory

Studying cancer mutations in zebrafish to identify safer, more targeted treatments.

Sokol Laboratory

Investigating how signaling pathways and mechanical forces work together to guide embryonic development.

Sturgeon Laboratory

Uncovering how pluripotent stem cells become blood and immune cells, to design new cell-based therapeutics.

Victor Laboratory

Investigating how inflammation reshapes brain cells and circuits, with implications for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Wassarman Laboratory

Studying the molecular basis of how sperm and egg bind during fertilization.

Ying Laboratory

Exploring how genetic changes drive triple negative breast cancer, and how to safely regenerate tissue damaged by cancer treatment.

Zwaka Lab

Investigating pluripotency, cellular diversity, and multicellularity.