Article
February 24, 2017
Yu Zhang, a postdoctoral scholar at Gladstone, shares how training at Gladstone has benefitted her both professionally and personally.
Ding Lab
Srivastava Lab
Article
January 17, 2017
Anti-cancer drug prevented less weight gain and caused mice to burn more calories thanks to higher levels of metabolism-boosting brown fat.
Ding Lab
Metabolism
Diabetes
Article
August 30, 2016
CRISPR has enormous potential to cure intractable diseases. At the Gladstone Institutes, scientists are using the technology to advance scientific knowledge and pursue new therapies for heart disease, HIV, dementia, blindness, and more.
Conklin Lab
Ding Lab
Gan Lab
CRISPR/Gene Editing
Article
June 20, 2016
Forward-looking researchers at the Gladstone Institutes are working to solve the stem cell supply problem by pursuing innovative ways to improve stem cell engineering and scale-up tissue manufacturing.
Conklin Lab
Ding Lab
McDevitt Lab
Stem Cells/iPSCs
Article
April 28, 2016
In a major breakthrough, Gladstone scientists transformed skin cells into heart cells and brain cells using a combination of chemicals and without adding external genes to the cells.
Ding Lab
Stem Cells/iPSCs
Article
March 2, 2016
Gladstone scientists have discovered how to make a new type of cell that is in between embryonic stem cells and adult heart cells, and that may hold the key to treating heart disease.
Ding Lab
Stem Cells/iPSCs
Article
January 5, 2016
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have successfully converted human skin cells into fully-functional pancreatic cells.
Diabetes
Ding Lab
Stem Cells/iPSCs
Article
June 20, 2014
With his unique combination of biology and chemistry, Gladstone’s Sheng Ding is quickly becoming a tour-de-force in the field of regenerative medicine.
Ding Lab
Stem Cells/iPSCs
Diabetes
February 22, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The power of regenerative medicine now allows scientists to transform skin cells into cells that closely resemble heart cells, pancreas cells, and even neurons.
Ding Lab
Stem Cells/iPSCs
February 19, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The power of regenerative medicine appears to have turned science fiction into scientific reality—by allowing scientists to transform skin cells into cells that closely resemble beating heart cells.
Ding Lab
Srivastava Lab
Stem Cells/iPSCs