Melanocyte System for Studying Stem Cell Niche.- Establishment and Manipulation of Monkey and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines for Biomedical Research.- Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derivation and Directed Differentiation.- In Search of the Elusive Epidermal Stem Cell.- Corneal Cells for Regeneration.- Polycomb Gene Product Bmi-1 Regulates Stem Cell Self-Renewal.- Directed Differentiation of Neural and Sensory Tissues from Embryonic Stem Cells In Vitro.- Stem Cell Biology for Vascular Regeneration.

system in Japan for human embryonic stem cells; and (3) regeneration in speci?c indications including a discussion of the role of stem cells in organs such as the skin, brain, liver, pancreas, cornea,andthecardiovascularsystem.Inaddition,theroleofstemcells in glioblastoma was presented along with the implications for other tumors.