Adult Stem Cells

Dr. Kursad Turksen is a stem-cell biologist with a passion for understanding epidermal stem cells' commitment and differentiation and their utility in regeneration. He has also been interested in the role of the Claudin family of tight junction proteins in cell lineage analysis and differentiation. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, as well as the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine book series.

• Signaling Pathways Maintaining Stemness in Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cells.- The Adult Stem Cell Niche.- Adult Stem Cells: Adult Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells.- Adult Cardiac Stem Cells: Identity, Location and Potential.- Adult Pituitary Stem Cells.- Toward Translating Molecular Ear Development to Generate Hair Cells from Stem Cells.- Adult Human Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells.- Adult Stem Cells in Teeth.- Adult Mammary Stem Cells: Identity, Location and Functional Assays.- Adult Ovary Stem Cells.- Adult Prostate Stem Cells.- Adult Lung Stem Cells.- Adult Liver Stem Cells.- Lineage-committed Pancreatic Progenitors and Stem Cells.- Adult Stromal (Skeletal, Mesenchymal) Stem Cells.- Regeneration after Injury - Activation of Stem Cell Stress Response Pathways to Rapidly Repair Tissues.- Molecular and Endocrine Mechanisms Underlying the Stem Cell Theory of Aging.