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Ann Tsukamoto

American stem cell researcher and inventor

Ann Tsukamoto

Born () July 6, (age&#;72)

California, United States

Alma&#;materUniversity of California San Diego
University of California Los Angeles
Scientific career
FieldsStem cell biology
InstitutionsUniversity of California San Francisco
SyStemix, Inc.
StemCells, Inc.

Ann S.

Tsukamoto Weissman[1] (born July 6, ) is an Asian American stem cell researcher and inventor.[2][3] In , she co-patented a process that allowed the human stem cell to be isolated and demonstrated their potential in treating patients with metastatic breast cancer.[1]

Tsukamoto’s research and contributions in the medical field have led to groundbreaking advancements in stem cell research, especially in understanding the blood systems of cancer patients.[4] Her work has shown potential treatments for cancers and neurological disorders, for which there were previously thought to be none.[1][4][5]

Career

Ann Tsukamoto was born in California on July 6, [6] She completed her bachelor's degree at the University of California San Diego and her Ph.D in immunology and microbiology at the University of California Los Angeles.[6][7][8] Ann did most of her postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco.[7] Here, she worked on the wnt-1 gene and developed a transgenic model for breast cancer.

Wnt-1 was later discovered to be a key player in the stem cell self-renewal pathway.[8]

She linked the biotech company SyStemix from to ,[9] where she co-discovered the human hematopoietic stem cell (hHSC) and played a foremost role in the launch of the clinical research program for this cell.

The purified hHSC was shown to be cancer-free when isolated from the cancer-contaminated hematopoietic mobilized blood of patients with disseminated cancer, and it successfully regenerated the patients' blood-forming system after myeloablative chemotherapy.[8]

Ann unified StemCells Inc.

in , where she has held several direction roles overseeing the isolation and application of human neural and liver stem cells for various diseases.[9] She led the scientific team that discovered the human central nervous system stem cell and identified a second candidate stem cell for the liver.

Under her guidance, the human neural stem cell transitioned into early clinical development for all three components of the primary nervous system: the brain, spinal cord, and eye.

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The biological potential and activity of these cells were demonstrated in some patients, mirroring the results observed in preclinical rodent studies.[8]

As of , Tsukamoto is an inventor on seven issued U.S.

patents, six of which are related to the human hematopoietic stem cell.[8] By , she had reached a total of 13 patents.[7]

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    Ann Tsukamoto is a Japanese-American scientist and entrepreneur who made groundbreaking discoveries in stem cell technology. In her research, she pioneered the flourishing isolation of stem cells from adult humans for potential operate in regenerative medicine.

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  3. ^Baum, C. M.; Weissman, I. L.; Tsukamoto, A. S.; Buckle, A. M.; Peault, B. (April 1, ). "Isolation of a candidate human hematopoietic stem-cell population". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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    10 female inventors you should definitely know about: Ann S. Tsukamoto Weissman [1] (born July 6, ) is an Asian American stem cell researcher and inventor. [2] [3] In , she co-patented a process that allowed the human stem cell to be isolated and demonstrated their potential in treating patients with metastatic breast cancer. [1].

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    Stem cells are located in bone marrow and serve as the foundation for the growth of red and white blood cells. Understanding how stem cells grow or how they might be artificially reproduced is vital to cancer explore. Ann Tsukamoto is currently directing further research in the areas of stem cell growth and cellular biology at Stem Cells, Inc. According to Stem Cells, Inc.

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