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Tom Lozito: Lessons from Lizards
Lizards can regrow severed tails, but the replacement is an imperfect cartilage tube. For the first time, a study in Nature Communications describes how stem cells can help lizards regenerate better tails. Learn more from the study’s corresponding author, Tom Lozito. (Video by Sergio Bianco)
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USC Stem Cell

  • a department
    USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine offers multidisciplinary educational opportunities for undergraduate, master’s, PhD and medical students as well as postdocs, clinical fellows and professionals at all stages of their careers.
  • a center
    The Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC hosts world-class laboratories and provides cutting-edge core research facilities for cell and tissue imaging, therapeutic screening, flow cytometry and genome modification.
  • a university-wide initiative
    The USC Stem Cell initiative connects over 100 research and clinical faculty in multiple disciplines across USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. These researchers collaborate to leverage the transformative power of stem cells to develop new therapies for a spectrum of diseases.