Stem Cell and Developmental Biology KU Leuven
Responsible
research
1. Pluripotent Stem Cells and Reprogramming
2. Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation
3. Adult Stem Cells
4. Disease Modelling and Regenerative Therapies
research
1. Pluripotent Stem Cells and Reprogramming
2. Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation
3. Adult Stem Cells
4. Disease Modelling and Regenerative Therapies
Our team wants to find ways to generate new insulin-producing, glucose-regulated "beta" cells that can be used for transplantation in diabetes patients and ways to regenerate beta cells in the pancreas. We study rodent experimental models as well as human cells. The first aim is based on tissue engineering starting from: 1. Exocrine pancreatic cells: reprogramming of adult exocrine cells to endocrine cells, or transdifferentiation in culture. ...