Stem Cells to Model and Treat Disease - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0124201911 ISBN 13 : 9780124201910

Editeur : Academic Cell, 2013

Synopsis

Cell Press Reviews: Stem Cells to Model and Treat Disease provides in-depth and up-to-date reviews on the myriad ways that stem cells are being used to better understand and treat human disease. This publication offers essays from leaders in the stem cell field on some of the most important questions being faced in clinics and research labs, including the safety and efficacy of stem cell treatments, the use of stem cells to regenerate organs, the use of reprogrammed stem cells to model and treat disease, and the use of stem cells in clinical applications such as HIV disease and stroke. Contributors to this compilation include many prominent researchers in the field, such as: Shinya Yamanaka, recipient, 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University and Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, CA; President, International Society for Stem Cell Research; George Q. Daley, Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program at Children's Hospital Boston; Professor, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School; and Irving Weissman, Director, Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine. Cell Press Reviews: Stem Cells to Model and Treat Disease offers accessible and timely insights into the future promise and existing challenges of stem cell research. This publication is part of the Cell Press Reviews series, which brings together topical review articles recently published in Cell Press journals, including the Trends in. series. These compilations are curated by Cell Press journal editors and offer comprehensive updates from leaders in the field on the most cutting-edge and important scientific questions. It provides timely overviews on a wide range of stem cell applications. It offers insight from experts on the key opportunities and challenges facing the field. It features reviews on genetic, cellular, and molecular aspects of stem-cell-based applications. It includes articles originally published in Cell, Cell Stem Cell, Neuron, Trends in Molecular Medicine, and Trends in Biotechnology.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Cell Press Reviews: Stem Cells to Model and Treat Disease informs, inspires, and connects stem cell researchers and clinicians at all stages in their careers with timely, comprehensive reviews written by leaders in the field and curated by Cell Press editors. The publication offers a broad view of some of the most compelling topics in stem cell research including:

• Safety and efficacy of stem cell treatments
• Stem-cell-based organ regeneration
• Integrating stem cells into personalized drug discovery
• Using pluripotent stem cells for treating neurological disease
• Engineering hematopoietic stem cells for innovative therapies

Contributions come from leading voices in the field, including: - Shinya Yamanaka, Recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, Recipient of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, Professor and Director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application at Kyoto University, Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, L.K. Whittier Foundation Investigator in Stem Cell Biology and Professor at the University of California, San Francisco - George Q. Daley, Samuel E. Lux IV Professor of Hematology/Oncology at Harvard Medical School and Director for the Stem Cell Transplantation Program at Boston Children’s Hospital - Irving Weissman, Member of National Academy of Sciences, Virgina & D.K Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research, and Director for Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University of Medicine

Cell Press Reviews: Stem Cells to Model and Treat Disease is part of the Cell Press Reviews series, which features reviews published in Cell Press primary research and Trends reviews journals.

• Provides timely overviews on a wide range of stem cell applications
• Offers insight from experts on the key opportunities and challenges facing the field
• Features reviews on genetic, cellular, and molecular aspects of stem-cell-based applications
• Includes articles originally published in Cell, Cell Stem Cell, Neuron, Trends in Molecular Medicine, and Trends in Biotechnology

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Academic Cell
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0124201911
• ISBN 13: 9780124201910
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 374
• Éditeur: Cell Press
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible