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2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

Efficient Derivation of Human Neuronal Progenitors and Neurons from Pluripotent Human Embryonic Stem Cells with Small Molecule Induction

Xuejun H. Parsons^1,2, Yang D. Teng^3,4, James F. Parsons^1,2, Evan Y. Snyder^1,2,5, David B. Smotrich^1,2,6, Dennis A. Moore^1,2

¹San Diego Regenerative Medicine Institute, ²Xcelthera, ³Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, ⁴Division of SCI Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, ⁵Program in Stem Cell & Regenerative Biology, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, ⁶La Jolla IVF

We have established a protocol for induction of neuroblasts direct from pluripotent human embryonic stem cells maintained under defined conditions with small molecules, which enables derivation of a large supply of human neuronal progenitors and neuronal cell types in the developing CNS for neural repair.

Biology

Efficient Derivation of Human Cardiac Precursors and Cardiomyocytes from Pluripotent Human Embryonic Stem Cells with Small Molecule Induction

Xuejun H. Parsons^1,2, Yang D. Teng^3,4, James F. Parsons^1,2, Evan Y. Snyder^1,2,5, David B. Smotrich^1,2,6, Dennis A. Moore^1,2

We have established a protocol for induction of cardioblasts direct from pluripotent human embryonic stem cells maintained under defined conditions with small molecules, which enables derivation of a large supply of human cardiac progenitors and functional cardiomyocytes for cardiovascular repair.