Event Detail (Archived)

Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Model of Human Liver Development and Disease

  • This event already took place in March 2012
  • 301 WRB

Event Details

Speaker(s)
Stephen Duncan, D.Phil., Marcus Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics; director, MCW Program in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Speaker bio(s)


Open to
Public
Contact
Santa Pecoraro Di Vittorio
Phone
(212) 327-7346
Sponsor
Santa Pecoraro Di Vittorio
(212) 327-7346
specoraro@rockefeller.edu
Notes
Co-sponsored by Center for Basic and Translational Research on Disorders of the Digestive System through the generosity of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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