The Asian Scientist 100
Masayo Takahashi
Project Leader, Retinal Regeneration
Institution
RIKEN
Country
Japan
Field
Biomedical Sciences
Takahashi has been recognized for her trailblazing work with the inaugural Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize 2015. She led the world’s first clinical trial to use induced pluripotent stem cells in humans, with the intent to treat retinal diseases.
(Photo: Masayo Takahashi/RIKEN)
AWARDS
- Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize 2015
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