Human Stem Cell Manual: A Laboratory Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123854733 ISBN 13: 9780123854735

Publisher: Academic Press, 2012

Synopsis

This manual is a comprehensive compilation of "methods that work" for deriving, characterizing, and differentiating hPSCs, written by the researchers who developed and tested the methods and use them every day in their laboratories. The manual is much more than a collection of recipes; it is intended to spark the interest of scientists in areas of stem cell biology that they may not have considered to be important to their work. The second edition of the Human Stem Cell Manual is an extraordinary laboratory guide for both experienced stem cell researchers and those just beginning to use stem cells in their work.

• Offers a comprehensive guide for medical and biology researchers who want to use stem cells for basic research, disease modeling, drug development, and cell therapy applications
• Provides a cohesive global view of the current state of stem cell research, with chapters written by pioneering stem cell researchers in Asia, Europe, and North America
• Includes new chapters devoted to recently developed methods, such as iPSC technology, written by the scientists who made these breakthroughs

About this title

About the Authors

Suzanne Peterson received her doctoral degree from USC and immediately moved back to her home town of San Diego to pursue her Post-Doctoral work. A long-time member and the only native San Diegan of the Loring Laboratory at Scripps Research Institute, this summer Dr. Peterson followed her mentor Dr. Loring to Aspen Neuroscience and will serve as a senior scientist in the new founded lab. Her specialty is hematopoietic stem cells and she will continue to serve as co-editor of Human Stem Cell Manual: A Laboratory Guide with Dr. Jeanne Loring.

Jeanne Loring is a world renown stem cell biologist, developmental neurobiologist, and geneticist. Dr. Loring’s 3+ decades have spanned embryology and neurobiology, gene editing and stem cells, ultimately landing in regenerative medicine. Her decades of experience ranges from biotech, to pharma to bioscience and of course academia. She was the director for the Center for Regenerative Medicine and professor at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA for 12+ years. In June 2019 she founded Aspen Neuroscience, in La Jolla, where she and her staff will continue her work in regenerative medicine for those with currently untreatable neurological diseases. Their first target is a patient-specific neuron replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease. She will continue as Professor Emeritus and remains on the faculty of Scripps Research Institute. Dr. Loring has received numerous awards and accolades, including the 2015 Stem Cell Action Advocacy Award and 2015 Stem Cell Person of the Year.

From the Back Cover

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs: embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells) have captured the interest of basic and clinical research scientists worldwide. These remarkable cells have the ability to not only self-renew but also to differentiate into virtually every cell type in the body. These qualities make hPSCs potentially useful for a broad range of applications, including understanding human development and disease, improving drug discovery and development pipelines, and therapeutic applications such as replacement or repair of diseased and damaged tissues.

This manual is a comprehensive compilation of "methods that work" for deriving, characterizing, and differentiating hPSCs, written by the researchers who developed and tested the methods and use them every day in their laboratories. The manual is much more than a collection of recipes; it is intended to spark the interest of scientists in areas of stem cell biology that they may not have considered to be important to their work. The editors chose a range of subjects that are critical to stem cell research worldwide, and introduce each chapter by discussing the importance of the information in the broad context of stem cell biology. They also include chapters on the legal and ethical issues that affect stem cell research and researchers. To emphasize the interrelatedness of the information in the book as a whole, the editors include cross-references in each chapter that guide the reader to other chapters that may be of interest.

The second edition of the Human Stem Cell Manual is an extraordinary laboratory guide for both experienced stem cell researchers and those just beginning to use stem cells in their work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123854733
• ISBN 13: 9780123854735
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Peterson Suzanne, Loring Jeanne F.