Generation of corneal epithelial stem cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and application for corneal epithelial tissue engineering


Grant Data
Project Title
Generation of corneal epithelial stem cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and application for corneal epithelial tissue engineering
Principal Investigator
Dr Lian, Qizhou   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Li Cheng   (Co-Investigator)
Dr Yu Carol Shan   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Liu Zu Guo   (Co-principal investigator)
Dr Lin Fai   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Tse Hung Fat   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Wong David Sai Hung   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Li Wei   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Siu David Chung Wah   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2010-01-01
Amount
744000
Conference Title
Generation of corneal epithelial stem cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and application for corneal epithelial tissue engineering
Keywords
Corneal epithelial stem cell, Corneal-limbal epithelium, induced pluripotent stem cells, Limbak stem cell deficiency, regeneration
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and HealthVision
HKU Project Code
N_HKU 716/09
Grant Type
NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
Funding Year
2009
Status
Completed