By studying early mouse embryo neural stem cells in a petri dish, Lu and his colleagues discovered that a protein called SMEK1 promotes the differentiation of neural stem and progenitor cells. (sciencedaily.com)
His laboratory studies early mouse development as a model system to understand molecular mechanisms leading to establishment of pluripotency in vivo. (eurosystemproject.eu)
Pentao Liu at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, and his team developed the stem cells from cells taken from early mouse embryos. (newscientist.com)