Center for Cell Reprogramming

The Center for Cell Reprogramming has a vision to promote research on stem-like cells, with an emphasis on conditionally reprogrammed cells and adult stem cells and their relevant biological and medical applications. We strive to be a nidus for faculty recruitment and for attracting external funding from the NIH, DOD, pharmaceutical companies and foundations. We are currently working on infusing the university, via seminars, with the most current scientific information generated by world class stem cell scientists. Our goals is to be a key in performing groundbreaking investigations into the genetic and molecular basis of disease by means of investigating the genetic heterogeneity of cancers, identifying markers of indolent versus aggressive cancers, investigating the mechanisms involved in migration and metastasis, testing, on a patient-by-patient basis, tumor cell sensitivity to radiation- and chemo- therapy, and advancing techniques in regenerative medicine and stem cell reconstitution. We have a goal to integrate complementary stem cell and stem cell-like research approaches with basic, translational and clinical themes.