From patient to petri dish: disease modeling with human pluripotent stem cells

Susan Kimber (left) is a Professor at the University of Manchester (UK), where for the past 15 years, she and her lab have been working on human pluripotent stem cells for tissue engineering applications and disease modeling. In this interview from ELRIG Research & Innovation (20–21 March 2024; Manchester, UK), we learn more about the disease models Kimber and colleagues are developing, the techniques they use to analyze these models and the challenges that arise along the way. Why are human pluripotent stem cells an important resource for modeling genetic diseases? It’s essential to use human models to understand human...