Using stem cells for liver regeneration
Stem cell pioneer Gordon Keller, director of the University Health Network's McEwen Stem Cell Institute, leads a team of eight labs focused on harnessing the liver’s power to regenerate. Read more.
Mapping the liver
The University of Toronto's Gary Bader, along with University Health Network researchers Sonya MacParland, and Ian McGilvray, have collaborated on a world first: generating a “map” of all cells of the human liver. Read more.
Making a bile duct
The University of Toronto's Axel Guenther’s lab has developed collagen tubes that hold potential to be developed into lab-grown bile ducts, with the aim of being able to replace this part of the organ in a patient. Read more.
Studying cystic fibrosis-linked liver disease
Christine Bear's lab at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), along with other labs, is working on treating cystic fibrosis-linked liver disease with regenerative medicine approaches. Read more.
Moving liver cell therapy toward the clinic
Shinichiro Ogawa, a scientist at the McEwen Stem Cell Institute, University Health Network, is focused on the early-stage translation of the liver cells from experiment to clinical application. Read more.