Stem cell research like jigsaw puzzle

Oklahoma Scientist identifies important key in pancreatic cancer.

www.nobelprize.org Press Release 2012-10-08 The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012 jointly to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent. Summary The Nobel Prize recognizes two scientists who discovered that mature, specialised […]

Focus on Stem Cells The pace of stem cell research continues to accelerate, with rapid advances being made in diverse areas, from understanding the fundamentals of their biology to how these unique cells can give insights into the genetic and cellular causes of human disease. To highlight and evaluate key topics in this exciting field, […]

Loss of Bright/ARID3a function promotes developmental plasticity

OSU group receives funding

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 Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Provides $5.5 million in Seed Money for Adult Stem Cell Research OKLAHOMA CITY (February 24, 2010) – The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) during its quarterly meeting approved a proposal creating a virtual research center to be known as the Oklahoma Center for Adult […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Center for Adult Stem Cell Research (OCASCR) has awarded $700,000 in grants to seven Oklahoma scientists to fund research involving adult stem cells. Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells that spend most of their existence in a slumber-like state before transforming into mature cells of various kinds. One type of […]