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  • Yang J, Ryan DJ, Wang W… Lu L, Liu P. (2017). Establishment in Culture of Mouse Expanded Potential Stem Cells. Nature, 550 (7676): 393-397. http://dx.doi.org/0.1038/nature24052
  • Sugimura R, Jha DK, Han A… Doulatov S, Daley GQ. (2017) Haematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Nature 545 (7655): 432–438. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22370
  • Veerapandian V, Ackermann JO, Srivastava Y… Yang X, Jauch R. (2018) Directed Evolution of Reprogramming Factors by Cell Selection and Sequencing. Stem Cell Reports 11: 593-606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2018.07.002
  • Ibarra-Soria X, Jawaid W, Pijuan-Sala B… Göttgens B*, Marioni JC*. (2018) Defining murine organogenesis at single-cell resolution reveals a role for the leukotriene pathway in regulating blood progenitor formation. Nat Cell Biol. 20(2): 127-134. (*Corresponding author) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-017-0013-z
  • Gao X, Nowak-Imialek M, Chen X… Niemann H, Liu P. (2019) Establishment of human and pig expanded potential stem cells uncovers conserved signaling requirements. Nature Cell Biology, 21(6): 687-699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41556-019-0333-2
  • Pijuan-Sala B, Gtiffiths JA, Guibentif C… Marioni JC, Göttgens B. (2019) A single-cell molecular map of mouse gastrulation and early organogenesis. Nature 566(7745) 490-495. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-0933-9
  • Huang R, Huang Y, Guo Y… Lu M, Li T. (2019) Systematic characterization and prediction of post-translational modification cross-talk between proteins. Bioinformatics 35 (15): 2626-2633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bty1033
  • Chen ACH, Peng Q, Fong SW, Yeung WSB, Lee YL. (2020) Sirt1 is regulated by miR-135a and involved in DNA damage repair during mouse cellular reprogramming. Aging (Albany NY) 12(8): 7431-7447. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103090

Publication

  • Yu Y, Tsang JC, Wang C… Dougan G, Liu P. (2016) Single-cell RNA-seq identifies a PD-1hi ILC progenitor and defines its development pathway. Nature 29 (539): 102-106. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20105
  • CY Tam, WMM Li, YP Gao… CS Lau and VSF Chan. (2017) Human CLEC16A regulates autophagy through modulating mTOR activity. Experimental Cell Research 352: 304-312.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.02.017 
  • Lee JC, Biasci D, Roberts R… Mansfield  Parkes M and Smith KGC. (2017) Genome-wide association study identifies distinct genetic contributions to prognosis and susceptibility in Crohn's disease. Nat Genet 49(2), 262-268.  https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3755 
  • Yang W, Garrett L, Feng D… Yang Y, Gao B. (2017) Wnt-induced Vangl2 phosphorylation is dose-dependently required for planar cell polarity in mammalian development. Cell Res 27 (12): 1466-1484.  https://doi.org/10.1038/cr.2017.127 
  • IKY Lam, JX Chow, CS Lau, VSF Chan. (2018) MicroRNA-mediated immune regulation in rheumatic diseases. Cancer Lett 9 (431): 201-212.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2018.05.044  
  • Forbester JL, Lees EA, Goulding D… Powrie F, Dougan G. (2018) Interleukin-22 promotes phagolysosomal fusion to induce protection against Salmonella enterica Typhimurium in human epithelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 115: 10118-10123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1811866115
  • Gao B, Ajima R, Yang W… Yamaguchi TP, Yang Y. (2018) Coordinated directional outgrowth and pattern formation by integration of Wnt5a and Fgfsignaling in planar cell polarity. Development 145 (8). https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.163824
  • Li PH, Wong WWY, Leung ENY, Lau CS, Au E. (2020) Novel mutations identified in the first Chinese pedigree of complete C6 deficiency. Clin Transl Immunology 9(7): e1148. https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.1148 
  • Stewart BJ, Ferdinand JR, Clatworthy MR. (2020) Using single-cell technologies to map the human immune system – implications for nephrology. Nat Rev Nephrol. 16(2): 112-128. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-019-0227-3
  • Duque-Correa MA, Maizels RM, Grencis RK, Berriman M. (2020) Organoids - New Models for Host-Helminth Interactions. Trends Parasitol 36(2): 170-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2019.10.013

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InnoHK Centre for Translational Stem Cell Biology (InnoHK CTSCB) transforms breakthrough stem cell research into real-world healthcare solutions. Established under the University of Hong Kong and supported by the InnoHK initiative of the Innovation and Technology Commission, we bridge scientific discovery and clinical application to advance regenerative medicine.

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To develop a world-leading centre in stem cell science that transforms research discoveries into real-world health solutions and drives biomedical innovation for the public good and better patient care.

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At the heart of our work is the patented Expanded Potential Stem Cell (EPSC) technology, discovered by our Managing Director, Professor Pengtao Liu. This breakthrough technology uniquely generates every human cell type, including embryonic and extra-embryonic lineages, enabling advanced drug screening, precision medicine, and cell-based therapies that transform patient care worldwide.

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