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Lo Graduate Fellowship for Excellence in Stem Cell Research

Yale Stem Cell Center is pleased to announce the 13th year of “The Lo Graduate Fellowship for Excellence in Stem Cell Research” (abbreviated as “The Lo Fellowship”). This one-year fellowship is made possible by a generous gift of endowment from the KS & Feili Lo Foundation.

GENE 655 Stem Cells: Biology and Application

The YSCC has established the first graduate level course in stem cell biology at Yale University. The course entitled, "GENE655: Stem Cells: Biology and Application" is designed for first-year and second-year graduate students to learn the fundamentals of stem cell biology and to gain familiarity with current research in the field.

Stem Cells 101

Stem cells are unique in that they have both the ability to self-renew (make more of the same kind of stem cell) and to differentiate into a more specialized cell type. There are different types of stem cells. Yale investigators work are many different types of adult and embryonic stem cells.