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Editors for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

We aim to review advances in all areas of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, including the discovery of new mechanisms that regulate stem cell function, organogenesis, and tissue regeneration. We are also interested in clinical trials or other clinical observations that reveal new approaches to therapy or new biological insights. Read the latest research in this subject area.

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Senior editors

Sofia J Araújo

University of Barcelona, Spain

Sofia J Araújo is Associate Professor in Genetics, at the Department of Genetics Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, where she leads the genetics of cell behaviour research group. She received her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of London and did postdoctoral training at King’s College London and IBMB-CSIC in Barcelona. Her research at the University of Barcelona is centered in cell migration and branching morphogenesis, with the aim of understanding how branched organs develop and contribute to living organism homeostasis as well as the ageing process. She is currently head of the Genetics section of the Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, and board member of the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology. She also holds a Diploma in Science Communication from Birkbeck College, London, and has extensive experience in teaching, communication, and training of scientists on better ways of bringing science to the public.

Expertise
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
neurodevelopment
DNA repair
single-cell branching
cell migration
tubulogenesis
organogenesis

Experimental organism
D. melanogaster

Competing interests statement
Sofia J Araújo's research is currently funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Catalan Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR).
Utpal Banerjee

University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Utpal Banerjee is the Irving and Jean Stone Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, with a joint appointment in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the David Geffen School of Medicine. He also serves as Co-Director of the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and as Director of the UCLA Interdepartmental Minor in Biomedical Research. He is a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and is affiliated with the Brain Research Institute and the Neuroscience Graduate Program.

Banerjee’s laboratory has worked on several oncogenic and metabolic signals that are important in development and disease. The lab studies the effects of systemic signals on the maintenance of blood progenitors in Drosophila, and the role of metabolic pathways in the control of proliferation and differentiation in the preimplantation mouse embryo.

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Cancer Biology

Research focus
haematopoiesis
cancer biology

Experimental organism
D. melanogaster
mouse

Reviewing editors

Cynthia L Andoniadou

King's College London, United Kingdom

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
stem cells
endocrine
pituitary gland
adrenal gland
paracrine signalling
tumours

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Erika A Bach

New York University School of Medicine, United States

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
stem cell self-renewal
stem cell differentiation
cell competition
stem cell competition
transdifferentiation
stem cell aging
sex determination

Experimental organism
D. melanogaster
Muthuswamy Balasubramanyam

ICMR Emeritus Scientist, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, India

Expertise
Medicine
Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Epidemiology and Global Health
Genetics and Genomics
Immunology and Inflammation
Neuroscience
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
disease biology
diabetes
aging
omnics
calcium signaling
endocrine disruptors
probiotics
molecular medicine
Audrey M Bernstein

State University of New York Upstate Medical University, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cornea
scarring
fibrosis
glaucoma
integrins
myofibroblast
Anita Bhattacharyya

University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
neural development
neurodevelopmental disorders
neurogenesis
iPSCs
Down syndrome
intellectual disability

Experimental organism
human
Joshua Brickman

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), Denmark

Expertise
Chromosomes and Gene Expression
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
embryonic stem cells
endoderm
pluripotency
lineage priming
transcription factors

Experimental organism
mouse
Xenopus
Marion Brunck

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

Expertise
Immunology and Inflammation
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
immunology
neutrophils
breastmilk immunity
flow cytometry
biotechnology
synthetic biology
Caroline E Burns

Boston Children's Hospital, United States

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cardiopharyngeal
cardiovascular disease modeling
cardiac development
cardiac function
cardiovascular regeneration
cardiomyocyte proliferation

Experimental organism
zebrafish
Michael Buszczak

UT Southwestern Medical Center, United States

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
stem cells
germ cells
ribosomes
mRNA translation
chromatin
DNA damage
meiosis

Experimental organism
D. melanogaster
human
Alesha Castillo

New York University Bioengineering Institute, United States

Expertise
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
bone
mechanobiology
mechanical loading
fracture repair
skeletal stem and progenitor cells
osteoblasts
osteogenesis
aging
Hina W Chaudhry

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

Expertise
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cardiac regeneration
cardiomyocytes
developmental genetics
stem cell biology
regenerative biology
Graziana Colaianni

University of Bari, Italy

Expertise
Medicine
Cell Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
bone
osteoporosis
muscle
sarcopenia
cartilage
muscle atrophy

Experimental organism
mouse
human
Danelle Devenport

Princeton University, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cell polarity
planar cell polarity
epidermis
skin
oriented cell divisions
morphogenesis
epithelia

Experimental organism
mammals
Kevin Eade

Lowy Medical Research Institute, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Chromosomes and Gene Expression

Research focus
developmental biology
developmental neurobiology
organoids
retina
metabolism
directed differentiation
disease modeling
Lydia W S Finley

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cell metabolism
cancer
stem cells
cell fate
Elaine Fuchs

Rockefeller University, United States

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
skin stem cells
stem cells
tissue morphogenesis
epithelial polarity
transcriptional regulation during development
cytoskeletal dynamics and adhesion
epithelial cancers

Experimental organism
mouse
Florent Ginhoux

Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore

Expertise
Immunology and Inflammation
Neuroscience
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
dendritic cells
monocytes
macrophages
development
hematopoiesis

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Rebekah L. Gundry

University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States

Expertise
Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
mass spectrometry
cell surface glycoproteins
proteomics
glycomics
heart failure
stem cell derived cardiomyocytes
biomarkers
Richard P Harvey

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Australia

Expertise
Cell Biology
Chromosomes and Gene Expression
Developmental Biology
Genetics and Genomics
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cardiovascular
stem cells
developmental biology
tissue regeneration
fibrosis
single cell biology

Experimental organism
mouse
human
zebrafish
Valerie Horsley

Yale University, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
epithelial stem cells
adipocyte stem cells
adipose tissue
epithelial-mesenchymal interactions
mechanical regulation of tissues
tissue regeneration
Maneesha S Inamdar

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
pluripotent stem cells
hematopoiesis
vascular
organelles
mitochondria
vesicular trafficking
cytoskeleton
protein sorting
Yaoting Ji

Wuhan University, China

Expertise
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Cell Biology

Research focus
osteoporosis
obesity
stem cell differentiation
aging
beiging
skeletal mineralization
bone resorption
Melanie Königshoff

University of Colorado, United States

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Medicine
Cell Biology

Research focus
lung regeneration
wnt signaling
pulmonary fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
epithelial cell biology

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Carole LaBonne

Northwestern University, United States

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
neural crest
stem cells

Experimental organism
Xenopus
Rauf Latif

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
metabolic syndrome
thyroid
GPCRs
glycoprotein hormone receptors
TSH receptor
thyroid hormones
receptor oligomerization
post translational modification of receptors

Experimental organism
mouse
Beate Lichtenberger

Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Expertise
Cancer Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)
fibroblast-mediated skin pathologies
skin cancer
stem cell fate decisions

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Cristina Lo Celso

Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
hematopoietic stem cell function
intravital microscopy
hematopoietic system
Helen H Lu

Columbia University, United States

Expertise
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
bioengineering
biomechanics
orthopaedics
tissue engineering
Simón Méndez-Ferrer

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Developmental Biology
Cancer Biology
Medicine

Research focus
haematopoietic stem cell niche
mesenchymal stem cells
myeloproliferative neoplasms
acute myeloid leukemia
neuroimmunology
Roel Nusse

Stanford University, United States

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
wnt signaling
stem cells
tissue repair

Experimental organism
mouse
Elke Ober

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
liver development
regeneration

Experimental organism
zebrafish
Martin Pera

University of Melbourne, Australia

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
embryonic stem cells
induced pluripotent stem cells
regenerative medicine
tissue stem cells
pluripotent stem cell

Experimental organism
human
Tatjana Piotrowski

Stowers Institute for Medical Research, United States

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
sensory organ development and regeneration
morphogenesis
transcriptional regulation of development and regeneration
cell migration
cell lineage
developmental neurobiology

Experimental organism
zebrafish
Lynne-Marie Postovit

University of Alberta, Canada

Expertise
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cellular plasticity
tumour microenvironment
hypoxia
stem cells
metastasis
ovarian cancer
breast cancer
Milica Radisic

University of Toronto, Canada

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
organ-on-a-chip
organoid
tissue engineering
microfluidics
biomaterials
heart
cardiomyocyte

Experimental organism
human
Michaela Reagan

Maine Medical Center Research Institute, United States

Expertise
Medicine
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
multiple myeloma
bone marrow adipocyte
fatty acid binding protein
cancer-induced bone disease
osteolysis

Experimental organism
mouse
Jalees Rehman

University of Illinois at Chicago, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Genetics and Genomics
Immunology and Inflammation
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
vascular biology
macrophage biology
inflammation
transcriptomics
single cell analysis
lung biology
cell regeneration
Jeremy Reiter

University of California, San Francisco, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cilia
Lee L Rubin

Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, United States

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
spinal muscular atrophy
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
huntington's disease
reprogramming

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Natalia Rubinstein

University of Buenos Aires-CONICET, Argentina

Expertise
Cancer Biology
Immunology and Inflammation
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
breast cancer tumor cell
molecular biology
drug resistance
tumor immunology
Fayez Safadi

Northeast Ohio Medical University, United States

Expertise
Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
biomechanics
Sonia Sen

Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, India

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
neural stem cells
neural circuits
evo-devo
Drosophila
mosquito

Experimental organism
D. melanogaster
Owen Tamplin

University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

Expertise
Genetics and Genomics
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
hematopoeitic stem cells
microenvironment
zebrafish
blood development
Ivan Velasco

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Neuroscience
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
embryonic stem cells
induced pluripotent stem cells
neural stem cells
CNS development
Parkinson's disease
animal models of neurological diseases
cell grafting
axonal guidance
regeneration
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Columbia University, United States

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
cardiac and bone regeneration
tissue engineering
in vitro models of development and disease
biophysical regulation of stem cells

Experimental organism
human
Jian Xu

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States

Expertise
Cancer Biology
Chromosomes and Gene Expression
Developmental Biology
Genetics and Genomics
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
hematopoiesis
erythropoiesis
myeloid leukemia
epigenetics
transcription regulation
enhancer
metabolism

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Yukiko M Yamashita

HHMI, University of Michigan, United States

Expertise
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Chromosomes and Gene Expression
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
stem cell niche
asymmetric cell division
satellite DNA
germline immortality
ribosomal DNA

Experimental organism
D. melanogaster
Karina Yaniv

Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Expertise
Developmental Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
angiogenesis
lymphatic
vascular
organogenesis

Experimental organism
mouse
zebrafish
Norma Ybarra

Research Institute McGill University Health Center, Canada

Expertise
Cancer Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
radiation biology
radiotherapy
cancer cell metabolism
cancer therapies
Gene W Yeo

University of California, San Diego, United States

Expertise
Chromosomes and Gene Expression
Cell Biology
Computational and Systems Biology
Genetics and Genomics
Neuroscience
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
RNA biology
computational biology
CRISPR
neurodegeneration
single cell biology

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Yi Arial Zeng

Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, China

Expertise
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Cell Biology

Research focus
tissue stem cells
organoids
wnt signaling
mammary development
hormone

Experimental organism
mouse
Hao Zhu

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States

Expertise
Cancer Biology
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Medicine

Research focus
mechanisms of tissue repair and organ regeneration
liver cancer
hepatocellular carcinoma
epigenetics
polyploidy

Experimental organism
human
mouse
Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker

University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada

Expertise
Immunology and Inflammation
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Research focus
developmental immunology
thymus
T cell development
notch signaling
lymphopoiesis
preTCR signaling
gamma/delta T cell differentiation

Experimental organism
human
mouse