Her winning essay in Science, «Hope for the Brokenhearted,» explains
how cellular reprogramming has greatly enhanced the study of stem cells and regenerative medicine.
Not exact matches
In the Nature Communications study, UTSW researchers also reported
how miR - 17 causes cyst proliferation: the molecule essentially
reprograms the metabolism of kidney cells so that
cellular structures called mitochondria use less nutrients, freeing up resources to instead make cell parts that become cysts.
«This study shows
how our teams are leveraging synthetic biology not only to
reprogram microbes to create living
cellular devices that can carry out useful functions for medicine and environmental remediation, but to do this in a way that is safe for all,» said Wyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., who is also the Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at HMS and the Vascular Biology Program at Boston Children's Hospital, as well as Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).
Her goal is to understand the molecular basis of
how cells become different kinds of heart cells and apply this knowledge to improve the efficiency and clinical applicability of
cellular reprogramming in heart disease.