Sir John Gurdon: Father of Nuclear Reprogramming

Overview

Journal Differentiation

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Cell Biology
Reproductive Medicine

Date 2014 Jun 24

PMID 24954777

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Authors

Helen M Blau

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Abstract

Sir John Gurdon founded the field of nuclear reprogramming. His work set the stage for the ever burgeoning area of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Here I provide personal reflections on times I shared with John Gurdon and professional reflections of the impact of his ground-breaking research on my own development as a scientist and on the field in general. His paradigm-shifting experiments will continue to provoke scientists to think outside the box for many years to come.

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