Disease Focus: Fertility

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Drivers of trophoblast stem/progenitor cell identity in human placenta

Research Objective This proposal will elucidate the mechanisms that identify a stem/progenitor cell population in the human placenta. Impact This proposal addresses our current knowledge gap on human placental development related to formation of the maternal/fetal interface during pregnancy, and placenta-associated pregnancy complications. Major Proposed Activities Identification of DNA regions, called enhancers, regulating placenta stem/progenitor […]

Stem Cell Models for Embryology

Spotlight on The Human Embryo and Embryonic Stem Cell Research

On December 15, 2010, Renee Reijo Pera, PhD spoke to the CIRM Governing Board about her research studies of the human embryo and embryonic stem cells. Using time lapse video of the embryo’s initial cell divisions, Pera’s lab identified parameters that can accurately predict which embryos created through in vitro fertilization will be most likely […]