Reproduction and Regenerative Medicine Research Group
The Reproduction and Regenerative Medicine (RRM) Research Group is a multidisciplinary research group dedicated to elucidating fundamental mechanisms of tissue regeneration, stem cell biology, and reproductive physiology — and translating these findings into clinically relevant therapeutic strategies for human and veterinary medicine.
Our research group draws expertise from stem cell biology, reproductive biology, developmental biology, bioengineering, and comparative medicine to address complex biological questions with direct translational relevance. Research priorities include restoring tissue homeostasis following injury and disease, advancing pluripotent and adult stem cell technologies, and improving reproductive outcomes with broad implications for human fertility, animal welfare, and food security.
The group maintains a highly enriched interdisciplinary training environment, supporting graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career investigators across all stages of academic and scientific development.
Research Focus Areas
Investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing the fibrotic versus regenerative healing response, with emphasis on identifying therapeutic targets that promote functional tissue restoration following acute injury or chronic disease.
Examining the molecular and physiological regulation of reproduction, including maternal-fetal interactions, the impact of nutrition on fetal programming, cryopreservation of gametes and reproductive tissues, germline stem cell biology, epigenetic gene regulation, and the mechanisms underlying normal and pathological pregnancy.
Utilizing pluripotent stem cell platforms — including embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) — to model developmental and disease processes, advance cellular reprogramming methodologies, and develop scalable stem cell bioprocessing strategies for therapeutic application.
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