Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Endocrinology, Fertility, Lancet, OBGYNE / 25.07.2023
Early Brigham Study Uses Stem Cells To Restore Ovarian Function
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Raymond M. Anchan, MD, Ph.D.
Director, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Research Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: As a reproductive endocrinologist, I have the privilege of caring for patients who unfortunately experience premature ovarian insufficiency- Some of these patients are as young as 17 yo. Additionally, a significant number of patients over the years have been reproductive age women who have breast cancer and ovarian failure from chemotherapy. These patients have been my inspiration to try to find a treatment for them. Since my earlier days as a neurobiologist and stem cell scientist, it was a natural course for me to seek cell-based therapies that are patient specific using autologous iPSCs.
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