Essentials of Stem Cell Biology

Authors

Robert Lanza Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Westborough, MA, USA. Robert Lanza is an American scientist and author whose research spans the range of natural science, from biology to theoretical physics. TIME magazine recognized him as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World,� and Prospect magazine named him one of the Top 50 "World Thinkers.� He has hundreds of scientific publications and over 30 books, including definitive references in the fields of stem cells, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. He's a former Fulbright Scholar and studied with polio-pioneer Jonas Salk and Nobel laureates Gerald Edelman (known for his work on the biological basis of consciousness) and Rodney Porter. He also worked closely (and co-authored papers in Science on self-awareness and symbolic communication) with noted Harvard psychologist BF Skinner. Dr. Lanza was part of the team that cloned the world's first human embryo, the first endangered species, and published the first-ever reports of pluripotent stem cell use in humans. John Gearhart Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Brigid Hogan Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. Douglas Melton Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Roger Pedersen Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK. E. Donnall Thomas Director Emeritus, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA. James A. Thomson Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.