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Welcome to the Center for Regenerative Biology


The mission of the Center for Regenerative Biology (CRB) is to advance fundamental, interdisciplinary research in stem cell biology, developmental biology and related areas with the ultimate goal of translating discoveries into new therapies for debilitating human conditions. CRB faculty actively participate in the training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in regenerative bioscience, and serve the vital mission of advancing education and public understanding of stem cell biology.

News & Events

Wednesday 4/2/2008
Two CRB faculty members awarded stem cell research grants from the State of Connecticut

Wednesday 5/28/2008
Stem Cell Seminar Series
Keith Chan, Stanford University, Host: John Taylor & Carolyn Runowicz

Recent Publications

Jie Luo, Brett A. Shook, Stephen Daniels and Joanne C. Conover. (2008). Subventricular zone mediated ependyma repair in the adult mammalian brain. J Neurosci. 2008 Apr, 28(14):3804-3813


Carter MG, Stagg CA, Falco G, Yoshikawa T, Bassey UC, Aiba K, Sharova LV, Shaik N, Ko MS (2008). An in situ hybridization-based screen for heterogeneously expressed genes in mouse ES cells. Gene Expression Patterns. 2008 Feb, 8(3):181-98.


Heiner Niemann, X Cindy Tian, W Allan King, and Rita S F Lee. (2008). Epigenetic reprogramming in embryonic and foetal development upon somatic cell nuclear transfer cloning. Reproduction. 2008 Feb, 135(2):151-63.


Yamamoto M, Watt CD, Schmidt RJ, Kuscuoglu U, Miesfeld RL, and Goldhamer DJ. (2007). Cloning and characterization of a novel MyoD enhancer binding factor. Mech. Dev. 2007 Sep-Oct, 124(9-10):715-728.


Yang X, Carter MG (2007). Transgenic animal bioreactors: a new line of defense against chemical weapons?. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2007 Aug 21; 104(34) 13603-8.


Ambrosi D.J., Tanasijevic B., Kaur A. Obergfell C., O'Neill R.J., Krueger W., and Rasmussen T.P. (2007). Genome-wide reprogramming in hybrids of somatic cells and embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells. 2007 May, 25(5):1104-1113.


Xiangzhong Yang, Sadie L Smith, X Cindy Tian, Harris A Lewin, Jean-Paul Renard, and Teruhiko Wakayama. (2007). Nuclear reprogramming of cloned embryos and its implications for therapeutic cloning. Nat Genet. 2007 Mar, 39(3):295-302.