Leading Stem Cells researchers
Professor Ken Suzuki
Professor Ken Suzuki’s current work primarily focuses on translational research on stem cell therapy for treating heart failure using stem/progenitor cells with the firm aim of establishment of this therapy in the clinical arena. His work aims to understand stem cell therapy and refining current protocols which can help myocardial inflammation and regeneration, and myocardial protection against ischaemia-reperfusion injury using gene therapy and advanced technologies.
Professor Ian Mackenzie
Professor Mackenzie's research interests are the cellular mechanisms involved in the maintenance of skin and oral mucosa; stem cells; tissue renewal; and cancer.
Professor Mike Philpott
Professor Mike Philpott, who works on the role of stem cells in hair renewal.
Professor Silvia Marino
Professor Silvia Marino, who has published ground-breaking work on the role of neural stem cells in neuroblastoma.
Professor Malcolm Alison
Professor Malcolm Alison who specialises in research into stem cell biology of the pancreas, liver and gastrointestinal tract. During the course of his work he has developed novel methods for lineage tracing in human tissue, specifically in liver and pancreatic stem cells, with particular reference to diabetes, end-stage fibrotic disease and cancer.
Professor David Beach
Professor David Beach FRS has a long-standing interest in the mechanism of cell cycle control and its role in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. He discovered the relationship between cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases, specifically the tumour suppressor genes p21 and p16, and has more recently focused on the problem of cellular life span control, an extension of his work on cell cycle regulation.
Professor Inderjeet Dokal
Professor Inderjeet Dokal has identified the role of telomerase and associated genes in the pathogenesis of the stem cells disorders which underlie aplastic anemias.
Dr Anthony Mathur
Dr Anthony Mathur, William Harvey Research Institute, along with Professor John Martin, from University College London, runs a pioneering research project testing the ability of stem cells to reduce the number of fatalities among heart attack patients and to improve heart function after the event.