Japan Partnering Award: The Generation of Eye Tissues from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells.
Lead Research Organisation:
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: Optometry and Vision Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Kobayashi Y
(2020)
Ocular surface ectoderm instigated by WNT inhibition and BMP4.
in Stem cell research
Maeno S
(2024)
Imaging pathology in archived cornea with Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy including tissue reprocessing for volume electron microscopy.
in Scientific reports
Maruyama K
(2022)
Diagnosis of Choroidal Disease With Deep Learning-Based Image Enhancement and Volumetric Quantification of Optical Coherence Tomography.
in Translational vision science & technology
Matsushita K
(2021)
Barium-induced toxic anterior segment syndrome
in European Journal of Ophthalmology
Nomi K
(2021)
Generation of functional conjunctival epithelium, including goblet cells, from human iPSCs.
in Cell reports
Shibata S
(2018)
Selective Laminin-Directed Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Distinct Ocular Lineages.
in Cell reports
Shiraki N
(2022)
PAX6-positive microglia evolve locally in hiPSC-derived ocular organoids
in Stem Cell Reports
Soma T
(2024)
Induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived corneal epithelium for transplant surgery: a single-arm, open-label, first-in-human interventional study in Japan.
in Lancet (London, England)
Wang K
(2020)
Cell compaction is not required for the development of gradient refractive index profiles in the embryonic chick lens.
in Experimental eye research
| Description | Numerous inward and outward researcher exchanges between Cardiff and Osaka leading to training given and received and numerous papers being published. |
| Exploitation Route | UK-Japan collaborations in the vision sciences will be established. |
| Sectors | Healthcare |
| Description | Dr Yixin Wang research in Osaka University |
| Organisation | Osaka University |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My PhD student, Dr Yixin Wang, conducted experiments in Osaka University on human induced pluripotent stem cells and extracellular matrix molecules that is advancing our knowledge and will lead to publications in the next year or so |
| Collaborator Contribution | Professor Ryuhei Hayashi hosted Dr Wang and provided training and mentorship |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | JPA collaboration |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| PI Contribution | Research collaboration between Cardiff Newcastle and Osaka |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research collaboration between Cardiff Newcastle and Osaka |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | JPA link Nottingham Trent |
| Organisation | Nottingham Trent University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | New research in lens development and beamtime at the Japan synchrotron |
| Collaborator Contribution | New research in lens development and beamtime at the Japan synchrotron |
| Impact | Data being written up |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Nishida SEAM collaboration |
| Organisation | Osaka University |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The joint ongoing study of iPS cell derived eye-like cells |
| Collaborator Contribution | The joint ongoing study of iPS cell derived eye-like cells |
| Impact | Preliminary, unpublished data as part of this new collaborative project with long-standing partners |