Publications
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2016.  Subretinal implantation of a monolayer of human embryonic stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium: a feasibility and safety study in Yucatán minipigs. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 254(8):1553-65.
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2016.  Survival and Functionality of hESC-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells Cultured as a Monolayer on Polymer Substrates Transplanted in RCS Rats. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 57(6):2877-87.
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2016.  Vitronectin-Based, Biomimetic Encapsulating Hydrogel Scaffolds Support Adipogenesis of Adipose Stem Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 22(7-8):597-609.
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2015.  Canonical/β-catenin Wnt pathway activation improves retinal pigmented epithelium derivation from human embryonic stem cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(2):1002-13.
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2015.  Cellular models and therapies for age-related macular degeneration. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 8(5):421-7.
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2015.  Concise Review: Making Stem Cells Retinal: Methods for Deriving Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Implications for Patients With Ocular Disease. Stem Cells. 33(8):2363-73.
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2015.  Defined culture of human embryonic stem cells and xeno-free derivation of retinal pigmented epithelial cells on a novel, synthetic substrate. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 4(2):165-77.
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2015.  Humanized Mice Reveal Differential Immunogenicity of Cells Derived from Autologous Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cell Stem Cell. 17(3):353-9.
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2015.  Light-activated RNA interference in human embryonic stem cells. Biomaterials. 63:70-9.
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2015.  Stem cell based therapies for age-related macular degeneration: The promises and the challenges. Progress in Retinal & Eye Research. 48:1-39.
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2014.  Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into retinal pigmented epithelium. Developments in Ophthalmology. 53:81-96.
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2014.  Interactive Hangman teaches amino acid structures and abbreviations. Biochemistry & Moleluclar Biology Education. 42(6):495-500.
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2014.  Reprogramming human retinal pigmented epithelial cells to neurons using recombinant proteins. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 3(12):1526-34.
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2014.  Restoring Vision to the Blind: The Lasker/IRRF Initiative for Innovation in Vision Science.. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 3(7):1.
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2014.  ROCK Inhibition Extends Passage of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Pigmented Epithelium. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 3(9):1066-78.
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2013.  Derivation of retinal pigmented epithelial cells from pluripotent stem cells. The Stem Cell Handbook. 
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2013.  Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to retinal pigmented epithelium in defined conditions using purified extracellular matrix proteins. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 7(8):642-53.
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2013.  Rapid and efficient derivation of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) from human pluripotent stem cells. FASEB Journal. 27
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2013.  Rapid and efficient directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into retinal pigmented epithelium. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 2(5):384-93.
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2012.  Biodegradable polymer scaffolds for stem-cell based treatment of age-related macular degeneration. 
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2012.  A novel approach for subretinal implantation of ultrathin substrates containing stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium monolayer. Ophthalmic Research. 48(4):186-91.
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2012.  Pluripotent human stem cells for the treatment of retinal disease. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 227(2):457-66.
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2012.  A versatile approach to high-throughput microarrays using thiol-ene chemistry. Nature Chemistry. 4:424–424.

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