Stem Cell and Pancreas Developmental Biology

Our research is focused on the developmental biology of human embryonic stem cells and the pancreas.

Main projects include regulation of pancreas organogenesis by mesenchymal-epithelial interactions, and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells.

We believe that these studies will provide fundamental information regarding underlying causes for diabetes and development of new cell-replacement therapies of diabetes.

Henrik Semb and his group have reached groundbreaking knowledge, published in Cell. Watch and listen to Henrik Semb and colleagues explaining their research.