Emerging Technology Platforms For Stem Cells focuses on practical applications for using adult and embryonic stem cells in the pharmaceutical development process.

Emerging Technology Platforms For Stem Cells emphasizes new technologies to help overcome the bottlenecks in developing stem cells as therapeutic agents.

Contents

1. Derivation methods for human embryonic stem cells: Past, present & future
2. Isolation of human ESCs from various stages of the human embryo
3. Derivation of stem cells from epiblasts
4. Derivation of Embryonic Stem Cells from Parthenogenetic Eggs
5. Reprogramming Developmental Potential
6. Adult stem cells and their role in endogenous tissue repair
7. Greater differentiation potential of adult stem cells
8. Cancer stem cells
9. Large scale production of adult stem cells for clinical use
10. Genetic and epigenetic features of stem cells
11. Identification of signaling pathways involved during differentiation
12. Media and extracellular matrix requirements for large scale ESC growth
13. Automated method for culturing ES cells
14. Quantitative 2D Imaging of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
15. Nanobiotechonology for stem cell culture and Maintenance
16. Engineering Microenvironments to Control Stem Cell Functions
17. Improved lentiviral gene delivery tools for stem cells
18. Sleeping Beauty-mediated Transposition in Stem Cells
19. PhiC31 Integrase for Modification of Stem Cells
20. Cell Engineering using Integrase and Recombinase systems
21. Human Embryonic Stem Cell-derived cardiomyocytes for cell therapy and drug discovery
22. Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Drug discovery
23. Characterization and Culturing of Adipose-Derived Precursor Cells
24. Bringing Mesenchymal stem cells to clinic

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