A Stem Cell Revolution at USC
Synthetic kidney project team leader Dr. Zhongwei Li has recently been recognized with a prestigious NIH Directors’ New Innovator award.
His team was the first in the world to generate high quality kidney-forming cells quickly. They have since developed mini kidneys that self-organize in the lab and are already being used to test treatments for genetic disorders, including polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
The Li Lab is making great progress and expects to produce the world’s first transplantable kidney prototype from human stem cells in 2030.
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