James Thomson
Position title: Professor & Honorary Associate/Fellow, Cell and Regenerative Biology; Director, Regenerative Biology
Email: jthomson@morgridgeinstitute.org
Phone: Stem cells
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Education
BS 1981 University of Illinois-Champaign, Champaign, IL
VMD 1985 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
PhD 1988 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Postdoctoral position: Oregon National Primate Center, Portland, OR

NIH Biosketch
PubMed Publications
Research Focus
My research focuses on understanding how a cell can maintain or change identity, how a cell chooses between self-renewal and the initial decision to differentiate, and how a differentiated cell with limited developmental potential can be reprogrammed to a pluripotent cell.
Program Activities
- Joined ERP Program: 2000
Trainees
No past or current ERP students