James Wells, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (IMAGE)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

James Wells, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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James Wells, Ph.D., of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, is shown with a microscopic image of fluoresced cells separating during normal embryonic development into a pancreas (green cells above) and the biliary system below. The image of part of a study appearing in the July 21 Developmental Cell that identifies a master regulator gene, Sox17, in early embryonic development of the pancreas and other organs, putting researchers closer to coaxing stem cells into pancreatic cells as a possible cure for type 1 diabetes.

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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