Stem Cell Research
The Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine is committed to innovative translational stem cell research.
Columbia has over 100 stem cell laboratories performing stem cell research in areas including bioengineering, blood, bone/teeth, brain, cancer, diabetes, internal organs, neurodegeneration, skin, and stem cell biology. Under the leadership of director Emmanuelle Passegue, PhD(link is external and opens in a new window), the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI)(link is external and opens in a new window) is committed to exploring a broad range of potential stem cell applications, including disease modeling, screening for small molecule drug therapies, enhancement of endogenous stem cell function to enhance tissue repair, and regenerative therapies.
Research Faculty
CSCI(link is external and opens in a new window) research faculty within the Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine include:
- Hynek Wichterle, PhD(link is external and opens in a new window)
- Lei Ding, PhD(link is external and opens in a new window)
- Edmund Au, PhD
- Barbara Corneo, PhD(link is external and opens in a new window)
- Joanna Smeeton, PhD
Contact
For more information on CSCI, please contact:
Columbia Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI)
701 West 168th Street
Hammer Health Sciences Center, HHSC-702
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-6281