Michael J. Ferkowicz

CD41 expression defines the onset of primitive and definitive hematopoiesis in the murine embryo.

Identification of a novel hierarchy of endothelial progenitor cells using human peripheral and umbilical cord blood.

Endothelial cells in the early murine yolk sac give rise to CD41-expressing hematopoietic cells.

Mitochondrial targeting of human O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase protects against cell killing by chemotherapeutic alkylating agents.

Blood island formation: longstanding observations and modern interpretations.

Rac1 is essential for intraembryonic hematopoiesis and for the initial seeding of fetal liver with definitive hematopoietic progenitor cells.

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and endothelial cells modulate Notch signaling in the bone marrow microenvironment during inflammation.

Embryonic day 9 yolk sac and intra-embryonic hemogenic endothelium independently generate a B-1 and marginal zone progenitor lacking B-2 potential.

Whole embryo imaging of hematopoietic cell emergence and migration.

Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to cells similar to cord-blood endothelial colony-forming cells.

Human platelet lysate improves human cord blood derived ECFC survival and vasculogenesis in three dimensional (3D) collagen matrices.

Hydrogen sulfide improves intestinal recovery following ischemia by endothelial nitric oxide-dependent mechanisms.

Hydrogen Sulfide: A Potential Novel Therapy for the Treatment of Ischemia.

Large-scale 3-dimensional quantitative imaging of tissues: state-of-the-art and translational implications.

Umbilical mesenchymal stromal cells provide intestinal protection through nitric oxide dependent pathways.

Loss of endothelial nitric oxide synthase exacerbates intestinal and lung injury in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.

The route and timing of hydrogen sulfide therapy critically impacts intestinal recovery following ischemia and reperfusion injury.