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Human heart cells grown from stem cells show less robust muscle fibers (green) in high glucose conditions (left) compared to reduced glucose conditions (right).
Microscopic image of a mini brain organoid, showing layered neural tissue and different groups of neural stem cells (in blue, red and magenta) giving rise to neurons (green).
Increasing the concentration of a certain type of BMP increases the production of the same categories of sensory interneurons (red and green). Left: no BMP added; center: 1x BMP added; right: 10x BMP added.
Headshot of Antoni Ribas in a lab coat
Untreated mouse skin showing no hair growth (left) compared to mouse skin treated with the drug UK5099 (right) showing hair growth.
Children take a photo in front of lemonade stand with UCLA researcher.
Illustration of mice adapting to their custom-designed space habitat on board the International Space Station
Left: axons (green, pink, blue) form organized patterns in the normal developing mouse spinal cord. Right: removing netrin1 results in highly disorganized axon growth.
Andrew Goldstein is an assistant professor in residence in the UCLA departments of Urology and Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, as well as a member of the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, both at UCLA.