Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory

The focus of the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory is to investigate the biological properties and clinical application of different postnatal mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) populations that form supportive connective tissues such as bone, fat, cardiac, cartilage, muscle, ligament and dental tissues.

This group's research examines key factors involved in chronic diseases and tumour cell development. This research into the basic properties of MSC will help develop more effective and safer stem cell-based therapeutic options in the future for a wide variety of clinical diseases and conditions.

The group seeks to identify critical genes and epigenetic factors that regulate MSC growth and differentiation, in processes such as blood cell formation, blood vessel formation, skeletal tissue repair and immune cell function.