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Shinya Yamanaka MD, PhD, a senior investigator at the Gladstone Institutes has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of how to transform ordinary adult skin cells into cells that, like embryonic stem cells, can then develop into other cell types.
He called them induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells. We invite you to learn more about how Dr. Yamanaka's discovery has altered the fields of cell biology and stem cell research—opening promising new prospects for the future of both personalized and regenerative medicine.
In this section of the Gladstone website—dedicated to Dr. Yamanaka's work—you'll find more details on stem cell biology and history, as well as details on how Dr. Yamanaka splits his time between San Francisco and Kyoto, Japan.
The Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm
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On the left, Gladstone Senior Investigator, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, receives the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from Sweden's King Carl Gustaf on December 10, 2012, in Stockholm, Sweden, and, on the right, Dr. Yamanaka shows his Nobel Prize medal during the Nobel Prize Award ceremony. [Photos: Jonas Ekströmer/Scanpix Sweden/Sipa USA] |
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