Center for Stem Cell Biology
Life Sciences Institute
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Summary of Research in the Morrison Lab
The Morrison lab is investigating the mechanisms that regulate stem cell function in the nervous and hematopoietic systems. Hematopoietic stem cells, which give rise to all blood and immune system cells, and neural crest stem cells, which give rise to the peripheral nervous system, are among the best-characterized stem cells. We are just beginning, however, to understand how their functions are regulated. It has long been hypothesized that stem cells from different tissues may be regulated by conserved mechanisms. But testing this requires interdisciplinary approaches. The goal of the Morrison lab is to integrate what we know about stem cells in different tissues to understand the extent to which they employ similar or different mechanisms to regulate critical functions. They have focused on the mechanisms that regulate stem cell self-renewal, stem cell aging, and the relationship between stem cells and cancer.
Morrison Laboratory Homepage
Lab Members
Research in the Morrison Lab
Stem Cells Explained – An Interactive Tutorial
Video: Morrison and graduate student Eve Kruger discuss importance of stem cells
Discoveries from the Morrison Lab
Morrison Lab In the News
Stem Cell Protocols from the Morrison Laboratory
Profile of Sean Morrison by the American Society for Cell Biology
Publications
Stem Cell Research at the University of Michigan
Center for Stem Cell Biology at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan Life Sciences Feature – Stem Cells
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Stem Cell Page
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan |
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