Dr. Stephanie Protze & Dr. Gordon Keller, University Health Network (IMAGE)

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Dr. Stephanie Protze & Dr. Gordon Keller, University Health Network

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Dr. Stephanie Protze, post-doc fellow and Dr. Gordon Keller, Director of the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, examine a cell cuture plate with human pacemaker cells generated from pluripotent stem cells for the first time. This development paves the way for a biological pacemaker taking the place of an electronic one.

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McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine

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