- USC-led study introduces a new and improved way to grow the cells that give rise to the kidney’s filtration systemIn a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, USC scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney’s filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense promise for understanding kidney development, modeling diseases,…by lytal
- USC-led study introduces a new and improved way to grow the cells that give rise to the kidney’s filtration systemLab grown human nephron progenitor cells (Image by Biao Huang/Li Lab)In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, USC scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney’s filtration system, the…by lytal
- Justin Ichida and Zhongwei Li receive NIH Director’s AwardsIt’s hard to obtain research funding for safe ideas, and it’s even harder to find funding for risky ones. But thanks to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Awards, USC Stem Cell scientists Justin Ichida…by lytal
- Li Lab and colleagues make big progress in building mini-kidneysA team of scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has created what could be a key building block for assembling a synthetic kidney. In a new study in Nature Communications, Zhongwei Li and his colleagues…by lytal
