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USC celebrates Robert E. Maxson’s lifetime of achievement and adventureUSC Emeritus Professor Robert E. Maxson has an understated explanation for why he’s flown so many planes, sailed so many boats, skied so many mountains, played so many guitars, taken so many trips to Antarctica, and studied so many different aspects of developmental biology. “I’m drawn to things that take all my attention, and things …
Do our brains age faster than the rest of our bodies?If you feel your brain power diminishing as you advance into middle age and beyond, blame your neural stem cells. In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, a team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Michael Bonaguidi demonstrates that neural stem cells—the stem cells of the nervous system—age rapidly. “There is chronological aging, …
USC Stem Cell scientist Leonardo Morsut awarded $2.5 million NIH grant to explore “synthetic” embryonic developmentWhether in an earthworm or a human being, developmental processes are driven by complex networks of genetically-encoded signals that enable cells to take cues from each other and their environment. To begin unraveling this complexity, USC Stem Cell scientist Leonardo Morsut is designing artificial genetic programs to perturb natural signaling networks and study how this …
USC Stem Cell study identifies molecular “switch” that turns precursors into kidney cellsKidney development is a balancing act between the self-renewal of stem and progenitor cells to maintain and expand their numbers, and the differentiation of these cells into more specialized cell types. In a new study in the journal eLife from Andy McMahon’s laboratory in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the …
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Andrew P. McMahon, PhD, FRS
Albert E. Almada, PhD
Oliver Bell, PhD
Michael Bonaguidi, PhD
Paula Cannon, PhD
Yang Chai, DDS, PhD
Ya-Wen Chen, PhD
Gage Crump, PhD
Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD
Scott E. Fraser, PhD
Senta Georgia, PhD
Justin Ichida, PhD
Unmesh Jadhav, PhD
Zhongwei Li, PhD
Nils Lindstrom, PhD
Thomas Lozito, PhD
Rong Lu, PhD
Francesca Mariani, PhD
Robert E. Maxson, PhD
Megan McCain, PhD
Leonardo Morsut, PhD
Giorgia Quadrato, PhD
Amy Ryan (Firth), PhD
Neil Segil, PhD
Qi-Long Ying, MD, PhD
Min Yu, MD, PhD
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The Flow Cytometry Facility is the central resource for cell sorting and analysis at USC. The facility provides a broad array of services and state-of-the-art equipment for scientists performing research in cancer-related areas, stem cell biology, and regenerative medicine. (Video by Sergio Bianco)
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