He has been interested in differentiation and growth control throughout his career and is an expert
on hematopoietic stem cells, macrophage differentiation, hematopoietic and Maf family transcription factors.
(For information
on hematopoietic stem cells, see the All Things Stem Cell article «Hematopoietic Stem Cells: A Long History in Brief»).
Not exact matches
I spent the next decade completing rigorous basic science research training: completing a high school summer internship, attending the University of Maryland, Baltimore County as a Meyerhoff Scholar, and completing my Ph.D. in the Stanford immunology program, where my work focused
on the mechanisms regulating
hematopoietic and leukemic
stem cells.
When Busch turned
on the marker in adult animals, it became visible that at least one third (approximately 5000 cells) of a mouse's
hematopoietic stem cells produce differentiated progenitor cells.
«Proper blood cell production is dependent
on functioning
hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells that are destroyed during conditioning procedures for transplantation or following bone marrow injury,» said the study's first author Kevin A. Goncalves, who performed this research as part of his PhD studies in cellular and molecular physiology at the Sackler School.
To gauge the effect off the loss of imprinting control
on the maintenance of the quiescent
hematopoietic stem cell pool, Venkatraman analyzed the numbers of quiescent, active and differentiated
hematopoietic stem cells in mouse bone marrow.
Earlier mouse studies by Li and his collaborators had indicated that the expression of several imprinted genes changes as
hematopoietic stem cells embark
on their journey from quiescent reserve cells to multi-lineage progenitor cells, which form the many highly specialized cell types that circulate within the blood stream.
«By being able to distinguish benign from malignant aging based
on distinctive RNA splicing patterns, we can develop therapeutic strategies that selectively target leukemia
stem cells while sparing normal
hematopoietic stem cells,» she said.
Basic research has centered
on identifying and characterizing
hematopoietic stem cells, however, it is still not clear how
hematopoietic stem cells actually work, and how they are regulated because of the complexity of the bone marrow microenvironment.
Before September, researchers had pinned their hopes
on adult
hematopoietic stem cells — blood - producing
stem cells.
Beilhack and colleagues found that a slightly modified version of STAR2 has a similar effect
on human T reg cells, suggesting that the approach could also prevent GvHD in leukemia and lymphoma patients after bone marrow or
hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
The meeting focuses
on basic and translational research and offers a unique occasion to exchange ideas
on genetics of hematological malignancies,
hematopoietic stem cells, genome editing and immunotherapy.
The researchers focused
on how
hematopoietic stem cells developed into one of two types of white blood cells: macrophages or neutrophils.
Research Focus: Dr. Signer is a
stem cell biologist whose trailblazing work
on protein synthesis in
hematopoietic stem cells opened the door to unchartered areas of cellular investigation.
Discussion themes included: -
stem cell heterogeneity -
stem cell fate decisions -
stem cells in regeneration & development -
stem cells in disease & treatment -
stem cell related bioengineering & biomaterial - theoretical
stem cell biology - mathematical modelling with a focus (but no restriction)
on neural
stem cells,
hematopoietic stem cells and diabetes.
In that program, we focused
on treating children with both malignant and genetic conditions with generally allogeneic
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
«
On the symmetry of siblings: automated single - cell tracking to quantify the behavior of hematopoietic stem cells in a biomimetic setup» is featured on the February issue cove
On the symmetry of siblings: automated single - cell tracking to quantify the behavior of
hematopoietic stem cells in a biomimetic setup» is featured
on the February issue cove
on the February issue cover.
Scherf N, Franke K, Glauche I, Kurth I, Bornhäuser M, Werner C, Pompe T, Roeder I
On the symmetry of siblings: automated single - cell tracking to quantify the behavior of
hematopoietic stem cells in a biomimetic setup.
Title:
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Survival Depend
on c - Myc and N - Myc Activity Authors: Laurenti E, Varnum - Finney B, Wilson A, Ferrero I, Blanco - Bose WE, Ehninger A, Knoepfler PS, Cheng PF, MacDonald HR, Eisenman RN, Bernstein ID, Trumpp A Date: 2008 Publication Details: Cell
Stem Cell, Volume 3, Issue 6, 611 - 624, 4 December 2008
Title:
On the symmetry of siblings: automated single - cell tracking to quantify the behavior of
hematopoietic stem cells in a biomimetic setup Authors: Scherf N, Franke K, Glauche I, Kurth I, Bornhauser M, Werner C, Pompe T, Roeder I Date: 2012 Publication Details: Exp Hematol.
Clinical experiences for the nurse practitioner fellow include rotations
on the leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumor, neuro - oncology, late effects, hematology, the inpatient general hematology / oncology unit,
hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit, and palliative care.
Professor Kyurkchiev's group is currently developing a project
on the controlled differentiation of human induced pluripotent
stem cells into
hematopoietic stem cells and lymphoid cells.
Dr. Péault is internationally recognized principally for his work
on the prospective identification and characterization of human
hematopoietic (blood)
stem cells, of which his laboratory has also deciphered the ultimate origin during embryonic life.
Dr. Gazit is focusing
on how to develop targeted treatment of cancer cells using
hematopoietic stem cells —
stem cells used in cancer treatment because of their ability to divide and form new and different kinds of blood cells.
Laboratory model of immune system overcomes ethical constraints
on studies of
hematopoietic stem cells in humans.
The workshop will focus
on topics such as;
hematopoietic stem cell biology, leukemogenesis, cell signaling, transcription factors, epigenetic effects, and other topics related to myeloid biology.
Myelosuppression is a well - established side effect of current AML therapies, with prolonged events leading to an increased risk of infections and death.44 Consequently, therapies that preferentially kill leukemic cells over normal bone marrow cells are urgently required, and the overexpression of CD123
on AML leukemic
stem cells and blasts compared with normal
hematopoietic cells contributes to its attractiveness as a therapeutic target in this disease.6, 45 However, severe myelosuppression and myeloablation have emerged for some investigational CD123 - targeted treatment modalities.
New Insights
on Pain and Opioid Use in People With Sickle Cell Disease After
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (March 12, 2018)
Furthermore, there is evidence suggesting an association of replication stress
on rDNA loci with the aging of
hematopoietic stem cells, adding more evidence to the general function of the nucleolus in genome integrity and aging.