As far as making induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from skin, you need to be able to choose the colonies that have a high likelihood of turning into stem cells. There’s a real art to that. Hongjun and the folks in his lab have the hands and the eyes to make that happen. And everyone’s taking advantage of their expertise.”

– Ted Dawson, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins professor of neurology and Packard Center advisor, on Dr. Song’s work creating induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.