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James Thomson (cell biologist)'s Biography

James Alexander Thomson (born December 20, 1958) is an American developmental biologist who is best known for deriving the first human embryonic stem cell line. He serves as director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, Wisconsin, and is a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In 2007, he became an adjunct professor in the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2008, TIME magazine, named him one of 100 of the most influential people in the world.

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  • News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | 28 days ago
    Brian Williams (Letters, November 11) suggests climate sceptics should have regard to the opinions and conclusions of experts in the field of climate change who have the required specialised knowledge of global-scale complex physics.
  • News Source: The independent | about 1 month ago
    Much of his time was spent looking out of the windows at the old buildings of Edinburgh, fantasising about their history and the people who had lived there...Aged 12, he became a dishwasher at Crawford's tearooms on North Bridge. "My grandmother had
  • News Source: The Scotsman | about 1 month ago
    Hotel Missoni has been given the official rating by VisitScotland just months after opening its doors on the site of former offices for the Scottish Parliament in the heart of Edinburgh...The Scottish capital was hand-picked to become the first

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  • Blog Source: starchild1.co.uk | 2 months ago
    1998 – James Thomson and coworkers derive the first human embryonic stem cell line at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[45] 2000s – Several reports of adult stem cell plasticity are published. 2001 – Scientists at Advanced Cell Technology .
  • Blog Source: planetearthandhumanity.blogspot.com | 3 months ago
    Stem cell research is all about human engineering. Is it morally right to do this? James Watson of double-helix fame has been quoted to say: “If you are really stupid, I would call that a disease…so I'd like to get rid of that… ... In 1963
  • Blog Source: jobs.phds.org | 4 months ago
    The Post Doctoral Researcher - Regenerative Biology position will be in Dr James Thomson's laboratory, within the Morgridge Institute for Research and will be responsible for focusing on studying regeneration and de-differentiation in ... Experience

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