Stem Cell Technologies: Basics and Applications

Satish Totey

ISBN 10: 0071635726 / ISBN 13: 9780071635721

Published by Mcgraw Hill LLC Feb 2010, 2010

Neuware - Thorough coverage of the basics of stem cell technologies and applications. Stem cell-based therapies, also known as cell replacement therapies or regenerative medicine, provide the means to cure a host of diseases and disorders. Featuring 28 contributions from prestigious global experts, this book details the basics of stem cell biology and explores therapeutic and medical treatments stem cells can offer. The book covers embryonic and adult stem cells and includes a 32-page color insert with 70 color figures. Seller Inventory # 9780071635721

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Cutting-edge coverage of stem cell biology and applications

Featuring contributions from leading global experts, this authoritative volume addresses all major areas of stem cell biology and their potential therapeutic applications. The first part of the book covers embryonic stem cells and contains details on the emerging field of embryonic stem cell-based drug screening platforms. The second part deals with multipotent adult stem cells from different tissue types, and covers unique concepts such as cancer stem cells and tissue engineering-based approaches for designing microenvironments for tissue regeneration. Eighty pages of inserts with 113 color figures are included in this pioneering work.

Coverage includes:

• Zebrafish, medaka, chicken embryonic, and mouse embryonic stem cells
• Derivation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from blastocysts
• Treating diabetes with hESCs
• hESCs as a model system to study human genetics
• Application of hESCs in drug discovery
• Adult stem cells for regenerative medicine and cancer therapies
• Mesenchymal stem cells for neurodegenerative disease therapies
• Dental pulp, hematopoietic, and spermatogonial stem cells
• Epigenetic regulators of stem cell pluripotency
• Cancer stem cells

About the Authors:

Dr. Satish Totey is among a select number of researchers who pioneered the isolation and characterization of pluripotent stem cells from human embryo.

Dr. Kaushik D. Deb is group leader and senior principal scientist, Human Embryonic Stem Cells Program, Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. and Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine.

Kaushik D Deb is currently General Manager (Operations and Research) at ANSA Pvt. Ltd., leading research in the areas of epigenomics, directed stem cell trafficking and drug screening. A PhD from Jiwaji University, India, he completed post-doctoral training in the areas of stem cells and tissue engineering from universities in the US and Canada. He also has an executive MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Dr. Deb was with Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd. as Group Leader for human embryonic stem cell program, and was involved in course design and establishment of the Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, the first of its kind in India. He has published several peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters, and is also a reviewer and editor of several international journals. He is a founder member of the Stem Cell Research Forum of India (SCRFI) and the Society of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine India (STERMI).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stem Cell Technologies: Basics and ...
Publisher: Mcgraw Hill LLC Feb 2010
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu