Stem Cells: From Benchtop to Bedside

Stem Cells: From Benchtop to Bedside

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서울대 : 황우석 박사님, 이병천박사님, 강성근선생님

edited by Ariff Bongso & Eng Hin Lee (National University of Singapore,
Singapore)
with Forewords by Sydney Brenner & Philip Yeo

Stem cell biology has gained tremendous interest in the recent years, driven by
the hope of finding cures for several diseases through transplantation
medicine. Various types of stem cells have been identified from preimplantation
embryos, the fetus, placenta and adult. The isolation of human embryonic stem
cells has been considered the biggest breakthrough of the 21st century. Some of
these stem cell types are charged with ethical controversies although they are
versatile and offer tremendous potential for finding cures for incurable
diseases. In fact, cures for diabetes, heart diseases, Parkinson뭩, Alzheimer
뭩, and many other diseases via stem cell research is expected within the next
10 years.
The documentation of the latest information on these various stem cell types is
compartmentalized in different journals and texts. This book brings together
the state-of-the-art on all the types of stem cells, written by giants in the
respective fields. It is hoped that knowledge of one stem cell type will
complement the other and much can be learned by interaction. This book is aimed
at undergraduates, postgraduates, scientists, embryologists, tissue engineers,
doctors and biomedical scientists with an interest in stem cell research. It is
different from other texts in that it is very comprehensive, covering all
aspects of stem cells. Additionally, all the various chapters are written by
renowned scientists in the specific fields. The topics are uniquely treated in
that they cover research at the laboratory bench as well as the clinical
applications. Many of the chapters carry extensive self-explanatory figures,
colored photographs, graphics and tables.

Both the editors are also renowned in the stem cell field, and both come from
medical disciplines and are senior university academics with excellent track
records.



Contents:

Stem Cells: Their Definition, Classification and Sources (A Bongso & E H Lee)
From Human Embryos to Clinically Compliant Embryonic Stem Cells: Blastocyst
Culture, Xeno-Free Derivation and Cryopreservation, Properties and Applications
of Embryonic Stem Cells (A Bongso et al.)
Characterization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells (M M Matin et al.)
Stem Cells and Their Development Potential (M F Pera & M Dottori)
Transcriptome Profiling of Embryonic Stem Cells (M Rao & B Lim)
Culture, Subcloning, Spontaneous and Controlled Differentiation of Human
Embryonic Stem Cells (M Amit et al.)
Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo of Human Embryonic Stem Cells (B Bulum & N
Benvenisty)
Feeder-Free Culture of Human Embryonic Stem Cells (S A Noggle et al.)
Epigenesis in Pluripotent Cells (L M Hoffman et al.)
Stem Cells and Translational Medicine Ethics, Law, and Policy (J Burley)
Therapeutic Cloning: Derivation and Propagation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (W S Hwang et al.)
Hurdles to Improving the Efficiency of Therapeutic Cloning (C S Navara et al.)
Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Basic Science to Clinical Applications (D L Kraft & I
L Weissman)
Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Leukemias and Other Life Threatening Hematological
Disorders (P Tan)
Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Cardiomyocytes (C Denning et
al.)
Differentiation of Human Embryonic, Fetal and Adult Stem Cells to Islet Cells
of the Pancreas (E Roche & B Soria)
Progress in Islet Transplantation (A M J Shapiro & S Nanji)
Differentiating Human Stem Cells to Neurons (S-C Zhang)
Liver Stem Cells (M R Alison et al.)
Stem Cells of the Eye (L P K Ang & D T H Tan)
Bone Repair and Adult Stem Cells (D W Hutmacher & S L C Sugunan)
Stem Cells and Cartila