Creating cartilage from stem cells
About the project:
Osteoarthritis is caused by erosion of articular cartilage surfaces, critical for joint function. Current tissue regeneration approaches are inadequate. The aim of this project is to produce high quality living cartilage to repair damaged cartilage using stem cells. Our approach uses a novel method we have developed to direct human stem cells to form high quality cartilage that recapitulates the biochemical qualities of natural cartilage.
Lead researchers: A/Profs Elizabeth Ng & Shireen Lamande
Investigators: Prof John Bateman and Prof Christopher Little
Tissue of interest: Cartilage
Proudly in partnership with
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine, reNEW, is supported by a Novo Nordisk Foundation grant number NNF21CC0073729