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

Tuesday 4/29/2008
CRB Cross Campus Seminar Series
Nelson, Molecular & Cell Biologyb

Wednesday 4/23/2008
Stem Cell Seminar Series
Sheng Ding, Scripps Institute, Host: Ren-He Xu

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

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.

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.