Over 60 years of life-saving research and humane animal care
WNPRC scientist Marina Emborg and collaborators at Mayo Clinic showed that stem-cell-derived heart muscle cells can safely integrate into the hearts of rhesus macaques — the first congenital heart disease–like monkey model, developed at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
Casey Ostheimer — a UW–Madison neurobiology and genetics graduate and the Primate Center’s outreach and editorial intern — balanced stem cell research, patient care, and science outreach on her way to medical school.
As part of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Grandparents University, the Stem Cell Learning Lab at UW–Madison welcomed more than 60 participants over three sessions in July. Participants learned about the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center’s pioneering role and continuing research in stem cell discovery and medical advancement. They learned about the Stem Cell & Regenerative …
By Jordana Lenon Update May 24, 2021: Read the cover story Stem cell research: Celebrating 25 years of amazing discoveries in the spring 2021 issue of the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health’s Quarterly magazine! It’s been 25 years since University of Wisconsin–Madison scientist James Thomson became the first in the world to successfully …
Nov. 20, 2017, marks the 10th anniversary of announcing the successful derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human somatic cells, published by James Thomson, V.M.D, Ph.D., and his team in Science. Thomson continues his many research collaborations on campus and beyond as Director of Regenerative Medicine at the Morgridge Institute for Research. He is …
Twenty years ago, WNPRC scientist James Thomson derived the world’s first human embryonic stem cells — and later the first induced pluripotent stem cells — launching a new era of regenerative medicine. This piece marks the anniversary and traces how those breakthroughs, born from nonhuman-primate research at WNPRC, now drive dozens of clinical trials.
Stem cells yield nature’s blueprint for body’s vasculature