California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Retinal pigment epithelium derived from human embryonic stem cells
A layer of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells showing the nuclei (red) and cell surface (green). The RPE cells are responsible for macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness. CIRM scientists hope to treat macular degeneration by transplanting stem cell-derived RPE cells like the ones shown here.
This photo was taken by David Buchholz and Sherry Hikita at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Learn more about CIRM-funded stem cell research: www.cirm.ca.gov
Retinal pigment epithelium derived from human embryonic stem cells
A layer of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells showing the nuclei (red) and cell surface (green). The RPE cells are responsible for macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness. CIRM scientists hope to treat macular degeneration by transplanting stem cell-derived RPE cells like the ones shown here.
This photo was taken by David Buchholz and Sherry Hikita at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Learn more about CIRM-funded stem cell research: www.cirm.ca.gov