HOW UCLA STEM CELL RESEARCH IS TRANSFORMING MEDICINE
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artistic rendering of a healthy neuron
Glowing blue DNA double helix with sparkling particles on dark background.
Green fluorescent tumor cells in brain organoid under microscope
Microscopy image of a human stem cell–derived hippocampal organoid with inhibitory neurons in red
Woman in blue lab coat smiling while working with laboratory equipment and test tubes
Two men standing together and smiling in front of a bright yellow door - Joe Henry wearing glasses and a patterned shirt with his arm around his son, Franklin, in a white shirt.
microscopy image of a mouse brain
Microscopy image of a cortical organoid, a stem cell-derived model that mimics the developing human brain. The circular rosettes are clusters of neural stem cells giving rise to neurons, shown in green.
Noor Nakhaei, Pablo Alvarez, and Brian Kite pose with a large ceremonial check at the UCLA Grad Slam event.
An AI-illustration of synapses firing in the brain.