Professor Peter Andrews
School of Biosciences
Emeritus Professor
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- Profile
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School of Biosciences (formerly the Department of Biomedical Science), the University of Sheffield
- Arthur Jackson Professor of Biomedical Science: 1992-present
- Chairman of Department 1995-2003
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia
- Associate Professor: 1991-1992
- Assistant Professor: 1983-1990
- Research Associate: 1980-1982
- Research Investigator: 1978-1979
Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York
- Research Fellow: 1976-1978
Institut Pasteur, Paris
- Research Fellow: 1974-1975
- Research interests
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The Biology of human Embryonic Stem Cells and their Malignant counterparts from Teratocarcinomas.
The Biology of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Fate Determinations
Human embryonic stem cells (HESCs) are derived from the inner cell mass of the early embryo; the cells are genetically normal and retain in vitro both the ability to self renew and also to differentiate into each of the cell types found in the adult body. Such a system offers an in vitro model of human embryogenesis. Thus, a powerful resource now exists for the investigation of human developmental biology, the testing of candidate drugs for toxicology and efficacy and ultimately, tissue engineering for regenerative medicine.
The sensitivity of HESCs to biologically active factors and their developmental plasticity are attributes that confer upon them such great potential, but also present significant obstacles to their exploitation.
Many of these issues derive from an inadequate understanding of how HESCs regulate their self renewal and commitment to differentiation, and how these processes may be affected by the environment in which the cells are maintained.
Adaptation of Human embryonic Stem Cells to in vitro culture
In human ES cells, after prolonged culture, repetitive karyotypic changes have been noted (1, 2). These repetitive karyotypic changes are strikingly similar to the karyotypic abnormalities observed in Embryonal Carcinoma (EC) cells, which are the malignant stem cells of germ cell tumours.
Culture adapted ES cells may also show higher proliferative and cloning ability than their `normal´ early passage counterparts. Pluripotent ES cells in culture are subject to continual selection for genetic variants that increase the probability of `self-renewal´ and decrease the probability of differentiation or apoptosis. It also seems likely that EC cells in germ cell tumours are subject to similar selection pressures. Thus understanding the nature of the karyotypic and other genetic changes that occur in human ES cells in culture may give insights, not only into the genetic and molecular mechanisms that control self-renewal and commitment in these cells, but also give insights into the processes of cancer development and progression in germ cell tumours.
Embryonal Carcinoma (EC) Cells and Germ Cell Tumours
EC cells are the malignant stem cells of teratocarcinomas, a subset of germ cell tumours which occur predominantly as testicular cancers and are the most common cancers of young men. (3). EC cells are malignant counterparts of ES cells derived from human blastocysts. Human EC cells share some features in common with mouse ES and EC cells (e.g. expression of the transcription factors Oct4 and Nanog, and high levels of alkaline phosphatase) but they differ in other respects such as their distinct patterns of surface marker antigen expression. Neverthelesss, just as mouse EC and ES cells resemble the inner cell mass cells of the early mouse embryo at the blastocyst stage, so human EC cells resemble human ES cells and inner cell mass cells of early human blastocysts (4).
Over many years we have used EC cell lines as surrogates for the study of plurotent human ES cells and have used them to define a series of marker antigens for defining the undifferentiated EC phenotype (5) and for monitoring differentiation (6). These antigens are now widely used in the study of human ES cells (7). Human EC cell lines also remain relatively simple models for further studies with ES cells, since they can readily be grown in large numbers without the need for feeder cells or expensive media additives. Widely used lines include relatively nullipotent lines such as 2102Ep, useful in defining the phenotype of undifferentiated human EC and ES cells, and NTERA2 which differentiates extensively into neurons and other cells types when induced by agents such as retinoic acid (8). Studies in NTERA2 provided the first evidence of the dosage dependence of retinoic acid induction of HOX gene expression, in a way that appears to reflect the pattern of HOX gene expression along the anterior posterior axis of the developing embryo (9). In a different area of research, differentiatial susceptibility of undifferentiated and differentiated NTERA2 EC cells to replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) provides tools for investigating the interaction of these pathogenic viruses with human cells (10, 11).
Signalling pathways that contribute to the self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells
Multiple signalling pathways contribute to maintenance of the undifferentiated state of ES cells and to controlling their commitment to differentiation. Relatively little is known about how specific pathways interact with each other in ES cells, but it is becoming evident that the relative importance of particular pathways may differ substantially between mouse and human ES cells. We are currently using a variety of approaches, including comparative studies of `normal´ and `adapted´ ES cells, as well as studies of human EC cells to identify particular signalling systems that contribute to self renewal and differentiation in human ES cells. Our specific areas of interest include the Notch and Wnt pathways as well as the role of TGFbeta superfamily members. Our techniques include the use of RNAi to modulate gene expression Using the latter technique , for exampole, we demomnstrated that, indeed, human EC and ES cells require the expression of Oct4 to maintain their undifferentiated state and that if its expression is knocked-down, differentiation towards trophectoderm ensues (12).
Differentiation of Human ES cells
Pluripotency of human ES cells is their property that offers such great potential for future applications. Human ES cells will spontaneously differentiate into a wide range of cell types but this process is difficult to control. Eventual applications will depend on understanding the mechanisms that control lineage selection once the cells commit to differentiate and developing protocols to make use of that knowledge. In our group we are specifically focussing on the mechanisms that regulate neural differentiation and differentiation toward pancreatic cells. Eventually these cell types could be used in regenerative medicine to treat a range of neurodegenerative diseases and diabetes. However, it is important to recognise that considerable research and development will be necessary before these goals can be realised.
The Centre for Stem Cell Biology
The Centre for Stem Cell Biology (CSCB), directed by Professors Peter W Andrews and Harry D Moore, brings together researchers in the University of Sheffield interested in the biology of human ES cells and in developing applications that involve these cells. Within the CSCB, we have derived six new human ES cell lines and are building a new cGMP facility that will enable us to derive new lines in the future to meet standards required for their future clinical applications. The CSCB also runs an annual training course in the culture of human ES cells, and can provide assistance to others who wish to establish human ES cell research in their own laboratories. For this we have specific funding from the MRC to operate a `Human ES Cell Resesource Centre´ to assist development of human ES cell research throughout the UK. As well as a variety of human ES cell lines, we also maintain various facilities such as a recently installed state-of-the-art Dakocytomation cell sorter.
The International Stem Cell Initiative (ISCI)
The ISCI is a study being carried out under the auspices of the International Stem Cell Forum. It includes a comparative study of surface antigen markers and gene expression patterns of up to 75 human ES cell lines from some 15 laboratories and 10 countries worldwide (13). It is expected to complete its work and issue a report by the end of 2005.
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Low rates of mutation in clinical grade human pluripotent stem cells under different culture conditions. Nature Communications, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
- Identification and Single-Cell Functional Characterization of an Endodermally Biased Pluripotent Substate in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports, 10(6), 1895-1907. View this article in WRRO
- Assessment of established techniques to determine developmental and malignant potential of human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications, 9. View this article in WRRO
- Top-Down Inhibition of BMP Signaling Enables Robust Induction of hPSCs Into Neural Crest in Fully Defined, Xeno-free Conditions. Stem Cell Reports, 9(4), 1043-1052. View this article in WRRO
- Assessing the Safety of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Derivatives for Clinical Applications. Stem Cell Reports, 9(1), 1-4. View this article in WRRO
- Detecting Genetic Mosaicism in Cultures of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.. Stem Cell Reports, 7(5), 998-1012. View this article in WRRO
- White paper on guidelines concerning enteric nervous system stem cell therapy for enteric neuropathies. Developmental Biology, 417(2), 229-251. View this article in WRRO
- Teratomas produced from human pluripotent stem cells xenografted into immunodeficient mice - a histopathology atlas. The International Journal of Developmental Biology, 60(10-11-12), 337-419. View this article in WRRO
- Culture Adaptation Alters Transcriptional Hierarchies among Single Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reflecting Altered Patterns of Differentiation. PLoS ONE, 10(4). View this article in WRRO
- Time-Lapse Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reveals Multiple Bottlenecks Restricting Colony Formation and Their Relief upon Culture Adaptation. Stem Cell Reports, 3(1), 142--155. View this article in WRRO
- BCL-XL mediates the strong selective advantage of a 20q11.21 amplification commonly found in human embryonic stem cell cultures. Stem Cell Reports, 1(5), 379-386. View this article in WRRO
- Human embryonic stem cells fail to activate CHK1 and commit to apoptosis in response to DNA replication stress.. Stem Cells, 30(7), 1385-1393.
- Screening ethnically diverse human embryonic stem cells identifies a chromosome 20 minimal amplicon conferring growth advantage.. Nat Biotechnol, 29(12), 1132-1144.
- Functionally defined substates within the human embryonic stem cell compartment.. Stem Cell Res, 7(2), 145-153.
- The role of SMAD4 in human embryonic stem cell self-renewal and stem cell fate.. Stem Cells, 28(5), 863-873.
- Modeling the evolution of culture-adapted human embryonic stem cells.. Stem Cell Res, 4(1), 50-56.
- Prepatterning in the stem cell compartment.. PLoS One, 5(5), e10901. View this article in WRRO
- Stem Cell States, Fates, and the Rules of Attraction. CELL STEM CELL, 4(5), 387-397.
- Specific knockdown of OCT4 in human embryonic stem cells by inducible short hairpin RNA interference.. Stem Cells, 27(4), 776-782. View this article in WRRO
- OCT4 spliced variants are differentially expressed in human pluripotent and nonpluripotent cells.. Stem Cells, 26(12), 3068-3074.
- Embryonic stem cells and retinal repair. Mechanisms of Development, 124(11-12), 807-829.
- The terminology of teratocarcinomas and teratomas. NAT BIOTECHNOL, 25(11), 1212-1212.
- Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative.. Nat Biotechnol, 25(7), 803-816.
- Human axial progenitors generate trunk neural crest cells. View this article in WRRO
Chapters
- Fully Defined and Xeno-Free Induction of hPSCs into Neural Crest Using Top-Down Inhibition of BMP Signaling, Methods in Molecular Biology (pp. 49-54). Springer New York
All publications
Journal articles
- Germ cell tumors, cell surface markers, and the early search for human pluripotent stem cells. BioEssays, e2400094.
- Human enteric nervous system progenitor transplantation improves functional responses in Hirschsprung disease patient-derived tissue. Gut. View this article in WRRO
- A short history of pluripotent stem cells markers. Stem Cell Reports.
- ISSCR standards for the use of human stem cells in basic research. Stem Cell Reports, 18(9), 1744-1752.
- Abstract 3542: A stem cell model dissects detrimental effects of neuroblastoma-linked chromosomal aberrations on cell differentiation during neural crest development. Cancer Research, 83(7_Supplement), 3542-3542.
- In Vivo Tumorigenicity of the 20q11.21 Amplicon in an Engraftment Model of hPSCs and Differentiated Liver Cells. JOURNAL OF STEM CELLS & REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, 19(1), P2-P12.
- The consequences of recurrent genetic and epigenetic variants in human pluripotent stem cells. Cell Stem Cell, 29(12), 1624-1636.
- Dynamic Cytosolic Foci of DPPA4 in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Tissue and Cell, 101893-101893.
- Human pluripotent stem cells: tools for regenerative medicine. Biomaterials Translational, 2(4), 294-300. View this article in WRRO
- Nanopore sequencing indicates that tandem amplification of chromosome 20q11.21 in human pluripotent stem cells is driven by break induced replication. Stem Cells and Development. View this article in WRRO
- Human pluripotent stem cells : genetic instability or stability?. Regenerative Medicine, 16(2), 113-115.
- Defining the signalling determinants of a posterior ventral spinal cord identity in human neuromesodermal progenitor derivatives. Development, 148(6). View this article in WRRO
- Low rates of mutation in clinical grade human pluripotent stem cells under different culture conditions. Nature Communications, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
- Acquired genetic changes in human pluripotent stem cells : origins and consequences. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 21(12), 715-728.
- Generation and trapping of a mesoderm biased state of human pluripotency. Nature Communications, 11.
- Frequent copy number gains of SLC2A3 and ETV1 in testicular embryonal carcinomas. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 27(9), 457-468. View this article in WRRO
- Retinoic acid accelerates the specification of enteric neural progenitors from in-vitro-derived neural crest. Stem Cell Reports.
- Nucleosides rescue replication-mediated genome instability of human pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Reports, 14(6), 1009-1017. View this article in WRRO
- Anti-apoptotic Mutations Desensitize Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to Mitotic Stress and Enable Aneuploid Cell Survival. Stem Cell Reports, 12(3), 557-571. View this article in WRRO
- Stem cell culture conditions and stability: a joint workshop of the PluriMes Consortium and Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform. Regenerative medicine, 14(3), 243-255. View this article in WRRO
- Science-based assessment of source materials for cell-based medicines: report of a stakeholders workshop. Regenerative Medicine, 13(8), 935-944. View this article in WRRO
- Identification and Single-Cell Functional Characterization of an Endodermally Biased Pluripotent Substate in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports, 10(6), 1895-1907. View this article in WRRO
- Assessment of established techniques to determine developmental and malignant potential of human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications, 9. View this article in WRRO
- Acquired Genetic and Epigenetic Variation in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.. Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology. View this article in WRRO
- Top-Down Inhibition of BMP Signaling Enables Robust Induction of hPSCs Into Neural Crest in Fully Defined, Xeno-free Conditions. Stem Cell Reports, 9(4), 1043-1052. View this article in WRRO
- Assessing the Safety of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells and Their Derivatives for Clinical Applications. Stem Cell Reports, 9(1), 1-4. View this article in WRRO
- Detecting Genetic Mosaicism in Cultures of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.. Stem Cell Reports, 7(5), 998-1012. View this article in WRRO
- White paper on guidelines concerning enteric nervous system stem cell therapy for enteric neuropathies. Developmental Biology, 417(2), 229-251. View this article in WRRO
- Teratomas produced from human pluripotent stem cells xenografted into immunodeficient mice - a histopathology atlas. The International Journal of Developmental Biology, 60(10-11-12), 337-419. View this article in WRRO
- The origins of stem cells as tools for regenerative medicine. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 473(3), 663-664.
- Apoptosis and failure of checkpoint kinase 1 activation in human induced pluripotent stem cells under replication stress. Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 7(1), 17-17. View this article in WRRO
- Pluripotent human stem cells: Standing on the shoulders of giants. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 60(10-12), 321-325. View this article in WRRO
- Identification of Novel Fusion Genes in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors. American Journal of Cancer, 76(1), 108-116. View this article in WRRO
- Evidence for bystander signalling between human trophoblast cells and human embryonic stem cells. Scientific Reports, 5(1). View this article in WRRO
- Culture Adaptation Alters Transcriptional Hierarchies among Single Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reflecting Altered Patterns of Differentiation. PLoS ONE, 10(4). View this article in WRRO
- Points to consider in the development of seed stocks of pluripotent stem cells for clinical applications: International Stem Cell Banking Initiative (ISCBI). Regenerative Medicine, 10(2s), 1-44.
- Concise Review: Workshop Review: Understanding and Assessing the Risks of Stem Cell-Based Therapies. STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, 4(4), 389-400.
- Concise review: Workshop review: Understanding and assessing the risks of stem cell-based therapies. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 4(4), 389-400.
- Aneuploidy induces profound changes in gene expression, proliferation and tumorigenicity of human pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications, 5(1).
- Induced pluripotency enables differentiation of human nullipotent embryonal carcinoma cells N2102Ep. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 1843(11), 2611-2619.
- Harmonizing standards for producing clinical-grade therapies from pluripotent stem cells. Nature Biotechnology, 32(8), 724-726.
- Aneuploidy in pluripotent stem cells and implications for cancerous transformation.. Protein Cell, 5(8), 569-579. View this article in WRRO
- Time-Lapse Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Reveals Multiple Bottlenecks Restricting Colony Formation and Their Relief upon Culture Adaptation. Stem Cell Reports, 3(1), 142--155. View this article in WRRO
- A Novel Human Embryoid Body System (hEB) with Potential to Be Used for Screening Drug Candidates in the Field of Reproductive Toxicology. BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART A-CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR TERATOLOGY, 100(5), 405-405.
- Identifiability and privacy in pluripotent stem cell research.. Cell Stem Cell, 14(4), 427-430.
- Aza-deoxycytidine induces apoptosis or differentiation via DNMT3B and targets embryonal carcinoma cells but not their differentiated derivatives. British Journal of Cancer.
- Erratum: Corrigendum: Harmonizing standards for producing clinical-grade therapies from pluripotent stem cells. Nature Biotechnology, 32(11), 1166-1166.
- DNMT3B inhibits the re-expression of genes associated with induced pluripotency.. Exp Cell Res, 321(2), 231-239.
- BCL-XL mediates the strong selective advantage of a 20q11.21 amplification commonly found in human embryonic stem cell cultures. Stem Cell Reports, 1(5), 379-386. View this article in WRRO
- Characterization of human pluripotent stem cells.. Neuroreport, 24(18), 1031-1034.
- ESTOOLS Data@Hand: human stem cell gene expression resource. Nature Methods, 10(9), 814-815.
- Karyotypically abnormal human ESCs are sensitive to HDAC inhibitors and show altered regulation of genes linked to cancers and neurological diseases.. Stem Cell Res, 11(3), 1022-1036.
- Transforming pluripotency: An exon-level study of malignancy-specific transcripts in human embryonal carcinoma and embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells and Development, 22(7), 1136-1146.
- Surface Antigen Markers, 1, 375-382.
- Cell Fusion and the Differentiated State, 1, 89-94.
- STELLA facilitates differentiation of germ cell and endodermal lineages of human embryonic stem cells.. PLoS One, 8(2), e56893. View this article in WRRO
- High-throughput karyotyping of human pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Research, 9(3), 192-195.
- Restoration of auditory evoked responses by human ES-cell-derived otic progenitors.. Nature, 490(7419), 278-282. View this article in WRRO
- The development of pluripotent stem cells.. Curr Opin Genet Dev, 22(5), 403-408.
- Deficient DNA damage response and cell cycle checkpoints lead to accumulation of point mutations in human embryonic stem cells.. Stem Cells, 30(9), 1901-1910.
- Human embryonic stem cells fail to activate CHK1 and commit to apoptosis in response to DNA replication stress.. Stem Cells, 30(7), 1385-1393.
- Disclosure and management of research findings in stem cell research and banking: Policy statement. Regenerative Medicine, 7(3), 439-448.
- Screening ethnically diverse human embryonic stem cells identifies a chromosome 20 minimal amplicon conferring growth advantage.. Nat Biotechnol, 29(12), 1132-1144.
- Signalling of DNA damage and cytokines across cell barriers exposed to nanoparticles depends on barrier thickness.. Nat Nanotechnol, 6(12), 824-833.
- Pinacidil enhances survival of cryopreserved human embryonic stem cells.. Cryobiology, 63(3), 298-305.
- Functionally defined substates within the human embryonic stem cell compartment.. Stem Cell Res, 7(2), 145-153.
- Assessing the Safety of Stem Cell Therapeutics. Cell Stem Cell, 9(2), 176-176.
- Mapping the stem cell state: eight novel human embryonic stem and embryonal carcinoma cell antibodies.. Int J Androl, 34(4 Pt 2), e175-e187.
- High-content screening for chemical modulators of embryonal carcinoma cell differentiation and survival.. J Biomol Screen, 16(6), 603-617.
- Pinacidil enhances survival of cryopreserved human embryonic stem cells. Cryobiology, 63(3), 298-305.
- Assessing the safety of stem cell therapeutics. Cell Stem Cell, 8(6), 618-628.
- Toward safer regenerative medicine.. Nat Biotechnol, 29(9), 803-805.
- Altered patterns of differentiation in karyotypically abnormal human embryonic stem cells.. Int J Dev Biol, 55(2), 175-180.
- Molecular mechanisms of pluripotency and reprogramming. Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 1(4). View this article in WRRO
- Sirtuin 1 regulation of developmental genes during differentiation of stem cells. P NATL ACAD SCI USA, 107(31), 13736-13741.
- High-content screening of small compounds on human embryonic stem cells.. Biochem Soc Trans, 38(4), 1046-1050.
- Inhibition of ERK1/2 prevents neural and mesendodermal differentiation and promotes human embryonic stem cell self-renewal.. Stem Cell Res, 5(2), 157-169.
- Retinoic acid directs neuronal differentiation of human pluripotent stem cell lines in a non-cell-autonomous manner.. Differentiation, 80(1), 20-30.
- Nuclear proteome dynamics in differentiating embryonic carcinoma (NTERA-2) cells.. J Proteome Res, 9(7), 3412-3426.
- Novel regulators of stem cell fates identified by a multivariate phenotype screen of small compounds on human embryonic stem cell colonies.. Stem Cell Res, 5(2), 104-119. View this article in WRRO
- A Teratocarcinoma-Like Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Line and Four hESC Lines Reveal Potentially Oncogenic Genomic Changes. PLOS ONE, 5(4). View this article in WRRO
- Generation of Sheffield (Shef) human embryonic stem cell lines using a microdrop culture system. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 46(3-4), 236-241.
- High-resolution DNA analysis of human embryonic stem cell lines reveals culture-induced copy number changes and loss of heterozygosity.. Nat Biotechnol, 28(4), 371-377.
- Comparison of defined culture systems for feeder cell free propagation of human embryonic stem cells.. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim, 46(3-4), 247-258. View this article in WRRO
- Human ES cell lines--introduction.. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim, 46(3-4), 167-168.
- The role of SMAD4 in human embryonic stem cell self-renewal and stem cell fate.. Stem Cells, 28(5), 863-873.
- Activation of pluripotency genes in human fibroblast cells by a novel mRNA based approach.. PLoS One, 5(12), e14397. View this article in WRRO
- Modeling the evolution of culture-adapted human embryonic stem cells.. Stem Cell Res, 4(1), 50-56.
- The role of SMAD4 in human embryonic stem cell self-renewal and stem cell fate. Stem Cells, 28(6), 863-873.
- Prepatterning in the stem cell compartment.. PLoS One, 5(5), e10901. View this article in WRRO
- Surface Antigen Markers, 423-428.
- Cell Fusion and the Differentiated State, 105-110.
- Consensus Guidance for Banking and Supply of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines for Research Purposes. STEM CELL REV REP, 5(4), 301-314.
- Modified variational Bayes EM estimation of hidden Markov tree model of cell lineages.. Bioinformatics, 25(21), 2824-2830.
- An International Perspective on the National Institute of Health Guidelines for Funding Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in the United States. STEM CELLS DEV, 18(8), 1113-1114.
- Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles of Microdissected Cell Populations Indicates that Testicular Carcinoma In situ Is an Arrested Gonocyte. CANCER RES, 69(12), 5241-5250.
- Stem Cell States, Fates, and the Rules of Attraction. CELL STEM CELL, 4(5), 387-397.
- CD30 expression reveals that culture adaptation of human embryonic stem cells can occur through differing routes.. Stem Cells, 27(5), 1057-1065. View this article in WRRO
- Human fetal auditory stem cells can be expanded in vitro and differentiate into functional auditory neurons and hair cell-like cells.. Stem Cells, 27(5), 1196-1204.
- Surface marker antigens in the characterization of human embryonic stem cells.. Stem Cell Res, 3(1), 3-11.
- Specific knockdown of OCT4 in human embryonic stem cells by inducible short hairpin RNA interference.. Stem Cells, 27(4), 776-782. View this article in WRRO
- Human embryonic stem cells: 10 years on.. Lab Invest, 89(3), 259-262.
- How Do Cells Change Their Phenotype, 136-147.
- OCT4 spliced variants are differentially expressed in human pluripotent and nonpluripotent cells.. Stem Cells, 26(12), 3068-3074.
- Cancer Genes Hypermethylated in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. PLOS ONE, 3(9). View this article in WRRO
- Heparin promotes the growth of human embryonic stem cells in a defined serum-free medium. P NATL ACAD SCI USA, 105(36), 13409-13414.
- Transient and Stable Transgene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells, 26(4), 1094-1094.
- Cell-cell signaling through NOTCH regulates human embryonic stem cell proliferation.. Stem Cells, 26(3), 715-723.
- New insights into the control of stem cell pluripotency.. Cell Stem Cell, 2(1), 4-5.
- Elucidating the phenomenon of HESC-derived RPE: Anatomy of cell genesis, expansion and retinal transplantation. Experimental Neurology, 214(2), 347-361.
- Stem cell therapy to treat diabetes mellitus. Review of Diabetic Studies, 5(4), 203-219.
- PAX4 enhances beta-cell differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.. PLoS One, 3(3), e1783. View this article in WRRO
- Embryonic stem cells and retinal repair. Mechanisms of Development, 124(11-12), 807-829.
- The terminology of teratocarcinomas and teratomas. NAT BIOTECHNOL, 25(11), 1212-1212.
- Culture adaptation of embryonic stem cells echoes germ cell malignancy.. Int J Androl, 30(4), 275-281.
- Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative.. Nat Biotechnol, 25(7), 803-816.
- Phenotypic Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, 91-106.
- Transient and stable transgene expression in human embryonic stem cells.. Stem Cells, 25(6), 1521-1528.
- Restriction landmark genome scanning identifies culture-induced DNA methylation instability in the human embryonic stem cell epigenome. HUM MOL GENET, 16(10), 1253-1268.
- mGluR5 is involved in dendrite differentiation and excitatory synaptic transmission in NTERA2 human embryonic carcinoma cell-derived neurons.. Neuropharmacology, 52(6), 1403-1414.
- Qualification of embryonal carcinoma 2102Ep as a reference for human embryonic stem cell research. STEM CELLS, 25(2), 437-446.
- Adaptation to culture of human embryonic stem cells and oncogenesis in vivo.. Nat Biotechnol, 25(2), 207-215.
- Techniques for Neural Differentiation of Human EC and ES Cells, 61-91.
- Characterisation of large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (BKCa) in human NT2-N cells. BRAIN RES, 1129(1), 15-25.
- A prospective on stem cell research.. Semin Reprod Med, 24(5), 289-297.
- Cytotrophoblast stem cell lines derived from human embryonic stem cells and their capacity to mimic invasive implantation events.. Hum Reprod, 21(6), 1349-1358. View this article in WRRO
- The selfish stem cell. NAT BIOTECHNOL, 24(3), 325-326.
- Dysfunction of the mitotic:meiotic switch as a potential cause of neoplastic conversion of primordial germ cells.. Int J Androl, 29(1), 219-227.
- TERA2 and its NTERA2 subline: Pluripotent human embryonal carcinoma cells, 1, 183-190.
- View this article in WRRO Novel genomic aberrations in testicular germ cell tumors by array-CGH, and associated gene expression changes. CELL ONCOL, 28(5-6), 315-326.
- BOOK REVIEW. Journal of Anatomy, 207(6), 823-824.
- Embryonic stem (ES) cells and embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells: opposite sides of the same coin.. Biochem Soc Trans, 33(Pt 6), 1526-1530.
- Human embryonic stem cells: Possibilities for human cell transplantation. Annals of Medicine, 37(7), 521-532.
- Cellular differentiation hierarchies in normal and culture-adapted human embryonic stem cells. HUM MOL GENET, 14(21), 3129-3140.
- Embryonic stem (ES) cells and embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells: opposite sides of the same coin. Biochemical Society Transactions, 33(6), 1526-1530.
- Starting from building blocks: tissue engineering using stem cells. CURR OPIN BIOTECH, 16(5), 485-486.
- The CDK inhibitor p27 enhances neural differentiation in pluripotent NTERA2 human EC cells, but does not permit differentiation of 2102Ep nullipotent human EC cells.. Mech Dev, 122(9), 1034-1042.
- Differentiation of human embryonal carcinomas in vitro and in vivo reveals expression profiles relevant to normal development. CANCER RES, 65(13), 5588-5598.
- The International Stem Cell Initiative: toward benchmarks for human embryonic stem cell research.. Nat Biotechnol, 23(7), 795-797.
- Culture and characterization of human embryonic stem cells.. Stem Cells Dev, 13(4), 325-336.
- Response: Karyotype of human ES cells during extended culture. Nature Biotechnology, 22(4), 382-382.
- LIF/STAT3 signaling fails to maintain self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells. STEM CELLS, 22(5), 770-778.
- Specific knockdown of Oct4 and beta2-microglobulin expression by RNA interference in human embryonic stem cells and embryonic carcinoma cells.. Stem Cells, 22(5), 659-668.
- Recurrent gain of chromosomes 17q and 12 in cultured human embryonic stem cells.. Nat Biotechnol, 22(1), 53-54.
- Gene expression patterns in human embryonic stem cells and human pluripotent germ cell tumors. P NATL ACAD SCI USA, 100(23), 13350-13355.
- Reprogramming in inter-species embryonal carcinoma-somatic cell hybrids induces expression of pluripotency and differentiation markers. CLONING STEM CELLS, 5(4), 339-354.
- Expression of Wnt and Notch pathway genes in a pluripotent human embryonal carcinoma cell line and embryonic stem cell.. APMIS, 111(1), 197-210.
- Embryonic stem cells: advances toward potential therapeutic use.. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol, 14(3), 309-315.
- Multidimensional differential display via ion-pair reversed-phase denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography.. Anal Biochem, 304(1), 47-54.
- From teratocarcinomas to embryonic stem cells.. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 357(1420), 405-417.
- Human embryonic stem cells: prospects for human health - a 1-day international symposium held at the University of Sheffield. J ANAT, 200(3), 221-223.
- Surface antigens of human embryonic stem cells: changes upon differentiation in culture.. J Anat, 200(Pt 3), 249-258.
- Meeting summary: European Workshop on Stem Cells, European Centre for the Validation of Biomedical Testing Methods, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, November 21-23, 2001. Experimental Hematology, 30(7), 628-633.
- Preimplantation human embryos and embryonic stem cells show comparable expression of stage-specific embryonic antigens.. Stem Cells, 20(4), 329-337.
- Hybrids of pluripotent and nullipotent human embryonal carcinoma cells: partial retention of a pluripotent phenotype.. Int J Cancer, 93(3), 324-332.
- Developmental regulation of neurogenesis in the pluripotent human embryonal carcinoma cell line NTERA-2.. Eur J Neurosci, 12(10), 3521-3528.
- Brachyury is expressed by human teratocarcinoma cells in the absence of mesodermal differentiation.. Cell Growth Differ, 11(3), 157-162.
- The human embryonal carcinoma marker antigen TRA-1-60 is a sialylated keratan sulfate proteoglycan.. Cancer Res, 59(18), 4715-4719.
- The expression and function of cadherin-mediated cell-to-cell adhesion in human embryonal carcinoma cells.. Mech Dev, 83(1-2), 115-125.
- Human Wnt-13 is developmentally regulated during the differentiation of NTERA-2 pluripotent human embryonal carcinoma cells.. Oncogene, 17(2), 179-186.
- Teratocarcinomas and human embryology: pluripotent human EC cell lines. Review article.. APMIS, 106(1), 158-167.
- MAL mRNA is induced during the differentiation of human embryonal carcinoma cells into neurons and is also localised within specific regions of the human brain.. Differentiation, 62(2), 97-105.
- Comparative analysis of cell surface antigens expressed by cell lines derived from human germ cell tumours.. Int J Cancer, 66(6), 806-816.
- Regulation of intracellular Ca2+ in response to muscarinic and glutamate receptor agonists during the differentiation of NTERA2 human embryonal carcinoma cells into neurons.. Eur J Neurosci, 8(4), 783-793.
- Embryonal carcinoma cells differentiate into parietal endoderm via an intermediate stage corresponding to primitive endoderm. In Vivo, 8(6), 967-973.
- GENE-REGULATION DURING NEURONAL AND NONNEURONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF NTERA2 HUMAN TERATOCARCINOMA-DERIVED STEM-CELLS. MOL BRAIN RES, 25(1-2), 157-162.
- GLYCOLIPIDS OF GERM-CELL TUMORS - EXTENDED GLOBE-SERIES GLYCOLIPIDS ARE A HALLMARK OF HUMAN EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA-CELLS. INT J CANCER, 58(1), 108-115.
- DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATION OF INTRACELLULAR CA2+ SIGNALS DURING THE NEURONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF NTERA2 HUMAN EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA-CELLS. J PHYSIOL-LONDON, 477P, P87-P87.
- DNA-binding proteins that interact with the 19-base pair (CRE-like) element from the HCMV major immediate early promoter in differentiating human embryonal carcinoma cells. Differentiation, 56(1-2), 119-129.
- Inhibition of proliferation and induction of differentiation of pluripotent human embryonal carcinoma cells by osteogenic protein-1 (or bone morphogenetic protein-7). Laboratory Investigation, 71(2), 243-251.
- IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL EXPRESSION OF EMBRYONAL MARKER TRA-1-60 IN CARCINOMA IN-SITU AND GERM-CELL TUMORS OF THE TESTIS. CANCER, 72(4), 1308-1314.
- Differentiation antigens of human germ cell tumours: Distribution of carbohydrate epitopes on glycolipids and glycoproteins analyzed using PDMP, an inhibitor of glycolipid synthesis. European Urology, 23(1), 30-37.
- Differentiation-dependent human immunodeficiency virus long terminal repeat regulatory elements active in human teratocarcinoma cells.. Journal of Virology, 66(4), 2268-2273.
- Carbohydrate antigens of embryonal carcinoma cells: Changes upon differentiation. APMIS, 100(27 S), 109-118.
- Differential Activation of Homeobox Genes by Retinoic Acid in Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells, 133-143.
- The Surface Antigen Phenotype of Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells: Modulation Upon Differentiation and Viral Infection, 63-83.
- Tra-1-60: A new serum marker in patients with germ-cell tumors. International Journal of Cancer, 49(3), 368-372.
- Differentiation of human embryonal carcinoma cells induces human immunodeficiency virus permissiveness which is stimulated by human cytomegalovirus coinfection.. Journal of Virology, 65(5), 2732-2735.
- Introduction: Germ cell tumours of the testis. Cancer Surveys, 9(2), 239-241.
- Sequential activation of HOX2 homeobox genes by retinoic acid in human embryonal carcinoma cells. Nature, 346(6286), 763-766.
- Different patterns of glycolipid antigens are expressed following differentiation of TERA-2 human embryonal carcinoma cells induced by retinoic acid, hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA) or bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR). Differentiation, 43(2), 131-138.
- Glycolipid glycosyltransferases in human embryonal carcinoma cells during retinoic acid induced differentiation. Biochemistry, 28(5), 2229-2238.
- Human cytomegalovirus induces stage-specific embryonic antigen 1 in differentiating human teratocarcinoma cells and fibroblasts.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 169(4), 1347-1359. View this article in WRRO
- Presumptive neurons derived by differentiation of a human embryonal carcinoma cell line exhibit tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium currents and the capacity for regenerative responses. Experimental Cell Research, 180(2), 580-584.
- Human teratocarcinomas. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer, 948(1), 17-36.
- Biochemical and genetic analysis of the Oka blood group antigen. Immunogenetics, 27(5), 322-329.
- Activation of four homeobox gene clusters in human embryonal carcinoma cells induced to differentiate by retinoic acid. Differentiation, 37(1), 73-79.
- Human teratocarcinoma stem cells: Glycolipid antigen expression and modulation during differentiation. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 35(4), 321-332.
- Induction of class i major histocompatibility complex antigens in human teratocarcinoma cells by interferon without induction of differentiation, growth inhibition, or resistance to viral infection. Cancer Research, 47(3), 740-746.
- Glycolipid core structure switching from globo- to lacto- and ganglio-series during retinoic acid-induced differentiation of TERA-2-derived human embryonal carcinoma cells. Developmental Biology, 122(1), 21-34.
- Human embryonal carcinoma cells and their differentiation in culture. International Journal of Andrology, 10(1), 95-104.
- Mapping of the gene coding for the human liver/bone/kidney isozyme of alkaline phosphatase to chromosome 1. Annals of Human Genetics, 50(3), 229-235.
- Red Cell Antigens P (Globoside) and Luke: Identification by Monoclonal Antibodies Defining the Murine Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigens -3 and -4 (SSEA-3 and SSEA-4). Vox Sanguinis, 51(1), 53-56.
- Differentiation of TERA-2 human embryonal carcinoma cells into neurons and HCMV permissive cells. Differentiation, 31(2), 119-126.
- Differentiation of NTERA-2 clonal human embryonal carcinoma cells into neurons involves the induction of all three neurofilament proteins. The Journal of Neuroscience, 6(2), 514-521.
- A pluripotent human stem-cell clone isolated from the TERA-2 teratocarcinoma line lacks antigens SSEA-3 and SSEA-4 in vitro, but expresses these antigens when grown as a xenograft tumor. Differentiation, 29(2), 127-135.
- Expression of Keratin Polypeptides in Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 455(1 Intermediate), 732-733.
- A human cell-surface antigen defined by a monoclonal antibody and controlled by a gene on human chromosome 1. Annals of Human Genetics, 49(1), 31-39.
- Cytomegalovirus Infection of Human Teratocarcinoma Cells in Culture. Journal of General Virology, 66(3), 509-515.
- Human embryonal carcinoma cells express low levels of functional receptor for epidermal growth factor. Experimental Cell Research, 159(1), 17-26.
- Cytomegalovirus replicates in differentiated but not in undifferentiated human embryonal carcinoma cells. Science, 224(4645), 159-161.
- Three Monoclonal Antibodies Defining Distinct Differentiation Antigens Associated with Different High Molecular Weight Polypeptides on the Surface of Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells. Hybridoma, 3(4), 347-361.
- Pluripotent embryonal carcinoma clones derived from the human teratocarcinoma cell line Tera-2. Differentiation in vivo and in vitro. Laboratory Investigation, 50(2), 147-162.
- Definition of three species-specific monoclonal antibodies recognizing antigenic structures present on human embryonal carcinoma cells which undergo modulation duringin vitro differentiation. International Journal of Cancer, 34(4), 487-494.
- Retinoic acid induces neuronal differentiation of a cloned human embryonal carcinoma cell line in vitro. Developmental Biology, 103(2), 285-293.
- Two Monoclonal Antibodies Recognizing Determinants on Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells React Specifically with the Liver Isozyme of Human Alkaline Phosphatase. Hybridoma, 3(1), 33-39.
- Effects ofCIS-platinum on embryonal carcinoma cell linesin vitro. International Journal of Cancer, 34(1), 133-139.
- Cytoskeleton of human embryonal carcinoma cells. Cell Differentiation, 15(2-4), 133-139.
- Human genetics: Is there a human T/t locus?. Nature, 302(5910), 657-658.
- Stage-specific embryonic antigens (SSEA-3 and -4) are epitopes of a unique globo-series ganglioside isolated from human teratocarcinoma cells.. The EMBO Journal, 2(12), 2355-2361.
- Human chromosome 11 carries at least four genes controlling expression of cell-surface antigens. Somatic Cell Genetics, 9(5), 629-642.
- Covalent binding of lactosaminoglycans and heparan sulphate to fibronectin synthesized by a human teratocarcinoma cell line. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 111(3), 952-957.
- Ultrastructural differentiation of a clonal human embryonal carcinoma cell line in vitro. Cancer Research, 43(5), 2190-2198.
- Retinoic acid fails to induce differentiation in human teratocarcinoma cell lines that express high levels of a cellular receptor protein. Experimental Cell Research, 143(2), 471-474.
- Analysing the mouse T/t complex. Nature, 299(5881), 296-297.
- Sexual differentiation and H-Y antigen. Nature, 295(5844), 11-13.
- Human embryonal carcinoma cells in culture do not synthesize fibronectin until they differentiate. International Journal of Cancer, 30(5), 567-571.
- The biology of teratocarcinomas. Nature, 300(5888), 107-108.
- Cell-surface antigens of a clonal human embryonal carcinoma cell line: Morphological and antigenic differentiation in culture. International Journal of Cancer, 29(5), 523-531.
- A human cell-surface antigen defined by a monoclonal antibody and controlled by a gene on chromosome 12. Somatic Cell Genetics, 7(4), 435-443.
- Alkaline phosphatase isozymes as possible markers of differentiation in human testicular teratocarcinoma cell lines. Developmental Biology, 88(2), 279-287.
- A comparative study of eight cell lines derived from human testicular teratocarcinoma. International Journal of Cancer, 26(3), 269-280.
- Cell line derived from a metastasis of a human testicular germ cell tumor. Cancer Research, 40(7), 2500-2506.
- Antigen expression by somatic cell hybrids of a murine embryonal carcinoma cell with thymocytes and L cells. Somatic Cell Genetics, 6(2), 271-284.
- A human neural crest model reveals the developmental impact of neuroblastoma-associated chromosomal aberrations. Nature Communications, 15(1).
- The origins of human pluripotent stem cells: the road from a cancer to regenerative medicine. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal.
- In Vivo Tumorigenicity of the 20q11.21 Amplicon in an Engraftment Model of hPSCs and Differentiated Liver Cells. Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine.
- Human axial progenitors generate trunk neural crest cells. View this article in WRRO
- Human pluripotent stem cells as tools for high-throughput and high-content screening in drug discovery. International Journal of High Throughput Screening, 1-1. View this article in WRRO
- The expression of MHC antigens by human teratocarcinoma derived cell lines. Tissue Antigens, 17(5), 493-500.
Chapters
- Fully Defined and Xeno-Free Induction of hPSCs into Neural Crest Using Top-Down Inhibition of BMP Signaling, Methods in Molecular Biology (pp. 49-54). Springer New York
- Surface Antigen Markers, Handbook of Stem Cells (pp. 375-382). Elsevier
- Cell Fusion and the Differentiated State, Handbook of Stem Cells (pp. 89-94). Elsevier
- Contributors, Handbook of Stem Cells (pp. xiii-xv). Elsevier
- The Significance of Culture Adaptation of Embryonic Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine, Advances in Stem Cell Research (pp. 17-27). Humana Press
- Culture Adaptation of Pluripotent Stem Cells: Challenges and Opportunities, Nuclear Reprogramming and Stem Cells (pp. 265-276). Humana Press
- Treating Oncologic Disease, Translational Stem Cell Research (pp. 35-43). Humana Press
- Human Embryonic Stem Cell Characterization: Similarities and Differences between Cell Lines and Sources, Stem Cells (pp. 1-22). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- Human embryonic stem cell characterization: Similarities and differences between cell lines and sources, Stem Cells: From Bench to Bedside, Second Edition (pp. 1-22).
- Contributors, Essentials of Stem Cell Biology (pp. ix-xiii). Elsevier
- Human Embryonal Carcinoma (EC) Cells: Complementary Tools for Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Human Cell Culture (pp. 235-253). Springer Netherlands
- How Do Cells Change Their Phenotype, Principles of Regenerative Medicine (pp. 136-147).
- TERA2 and Its NTERA2 SublinePluripotent Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells, Cell Biology (pp. 183-190). Elsevier
- Characterization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Stem Cells (pp. 38-54). WORLD SCIENTIFIC
- Cell Fusion and the Differentiated State, Handbook of Stem Cells (pp. 111-118).
- Surface Antigen Markers, Handbook of Stem Cells (pp. 565-571).
- Surface Antigen Markers, Handbook of Stem Cells (pp. 565-571). Elsevier
- Cell Fusion and the Differentiated State, Handbook of Stem Cells (pp. 111-118). Elsevier
Conference proceedings papers
- Transplantation of hPSC derived enteric neural progenitors as a basis to derive a preclinical cell therapy for Hirschsprung's disease. HUMAN GENE THERAPY, Vol. 30(8) (pp A17-A17)
- Mechanisms that lead to genetic instability in human pluripotent stem cells. HUMAN GENE THERAPY, Vol. 30(8) (pp A18-A19)
- Statistical texture-based mapping of cell differentiation under microfluidic flow. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 10477 LNBI (pp 93-106) View this article in WRRO
- Genome organizer Satb1 regulates differentiation-associated silencing of the Nanog locus by modulating its nuclear positioning in human embryonic stem cells. JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, Vol. 133 (pp S246-S246)
- Differentiation-associated Silencing of the Nanog Locus is Accompanied by Changes in its Nuclear Positioning in Human Embryonic Stem Cells. JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, Vol. 132 (pp S105-S105)
- Differentiation-associated silencing of the Nanog locus is accompanied by changes in its nuclear positioning in human embryonic stem cells. JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, Vol. 132 (pp S141-S141)
- A notch-related gene located on the long arm of human chromosome 12. GERM CELL TUMOURS V (pp 30-31)
- The possible role of Notch genes in germ cell tumour development and progression. GERM CELL TUMOURS IV (pp 69-71)
- Importance of a new tumor marker TRA-1-60 in the follow-up of patients with clinical stage I nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, Vol. 4(4) (pp 321-327)
- GROWTH-INHIBITION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF A HUMAN EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA (EC) CELL-LINE BY OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN-1 (OP-1). GERM CELL TUMOURS III, Vol. 91 (pp 151-152)
Preprints
- Human enteric nervous system progenitor transplantation restores functional responses in Hirschsprung Disease patient-derived tissue, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Neuroblastoma-associated chromosomal aberrations drive cell identity loss in human neural crest via disruption of developmental regulators, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Template switching mechanism drives the tandem amplification of chromosome 20q11.21 in human pluripotent stem cells, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Ectopic FGF23 production induces mineral changes, osteogenic transdifferentiation, and cancer associated microcalcifications, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Defining the signalling determinants of a posterior ventral spinal cord identity in human neuromesodermal progenitor derivatives, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Nucleosides rescue replication-mediated genome instability of human pluripotent stem cells, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Retinoic acid accelerates the specification of enteric neural progenitors from in vitro-derived neural crest.
- Generation and Trapping of a Mesoderm Biased State of Human Pluripotency, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Grants
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- European Union
- UK Regenerative Medicine
- MRC/International Stem Cell Forum
- Teaching activities
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Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules
Level 3:
- BMS382 Stem Cell Biology
- BMS349 Extended Library Project
Masters (MSc):
- BMS6056 Stem Cell Biology
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Chairman, Department of Biomedical Science, 1995-2003.
- Co-founder and Director, Axordia Ltd., A University Spin-out Company (now a subsidiary of Pfizer)
- Director, Centre for Stem Cell Biology (CSCB)
- Co-ordinator of ESTOOLS, a European FP6 Integrated Project (2006–2010)
Current external activities
- Editorial Boards: Journal of. Anatomy, Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine, Handbook of Stem Cells, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells and Development.
- Co-ordinator of the International Stem Cell Initiative 2003 – present
Past
- 2014 Director, Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform (a Hub under the UKRMP) 2014 - 2018
- 2008 Member MRC Translational Stem Cell Research Panel (July 2008 – 2013)
- 2007 Member SAB for Stem Cells for Safer Medicines (SC4SM), a PPP company established by the DTI and the ABPI to develop applications of human ES cells in predictive toxicology (2007 – 2011).
- 2010 SAB Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Biopolis, Singapore, 2010 - 2011.
- 2009 Participant in MRC delegations to California (Jan 2009); to China (May 2009)
- 2009 Member of INSERM review committee for INSERM Unit, I-Stem, Evry, Paris. Jan 2009
- 2008 Invited Participant in UK FCO sponsored ‘Road Show on UK Human ES cell research, California, Feb 2008
- 2007 Review panel for Canadian Stem Cell Network (Sept 2007).
- 2007 Expert Review Panel for 21st Century Centre of Excellence Program, Kyoto University (Japan, June 2007)
- 2006 Member Steering Committee for UK Toxicology Initiative July 2006 – 2007
- 2006 Co-ordinated for MRC and CIRM a UK:California Stem Cell meeting, held in the UK Nov 2006.
- 2006 Member, NIH National Stem Cell Bank, USA, 2006 - 2009
- 2006 Elected Board Member, ISSCR, March 2006 to 2009
- 2005 Member MRC Molecular Cell and Medicine Board April 2005- April 2010
- 2005 Represented MRC in meeting with California Institute Regenerative Medicine, San Francisco April 2005