Focus on induced pluripotency and cellular reprogramming

Thomas Schwarz-Romond; Evangelos Kiskinis; Kevin Eggan

doi:10.15252/embj.201591615

Focus on induced pluripotency and cellular reprogramming

EMBO J. 2015 Jun 3;34(11):1435. doi: 10.15252/embj.201591615. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Authors

Thomas Schwarz-Romond¹, Evangelos Kiskinis², Kevin Eggan³

Affiliations

¹ EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany.
² Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.

Abstract

Reflecting on the opportunities that ‘induced pluripotency’ offers for basic research and clinical translation, the 2015 Focus of The EMBO Journal highlights some of the most challenging biological questions studied using advanced iPSC-based technologies.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Animals
Cellular Reprogramming*
Humans
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells*
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