About this Research Topic
This editorial initiative of particular relevance, led by distinguished Associate Editors of the ‘Stem Cell Research’ section of Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, is focused on new insights, novel developments, current challenges, latest discoveries, recent advances, and future perspectives in the field of Stem Cell Research.
The Research Topic solicits brief, forward-looking contributions from the editorial board members that describe the state of the art, outlining recent developments and major accomplishments, that have been achieved and that need to occur to move the field forward. Authors are encouraged to identify the greatest challenges in their sub-disciplines, and how to address those challenges.
The goal of this special edition Research Topic is to shed light on the progress made in the past decade and on future challenges to provide a thorough overview of the field, but also to inspire, inform, and provide guidance to researchers in the field.
This Research Topic aims to cover all aspects of stem cell research ranging from molecular biology and cell biology to tissue regeneration and stem cells to translational research. In addition, the Research Topic will consider papers involving the fundamental aspects of stem cell research that are not covered by other areas of the field: cloning, pluripotency, reprogramming, proteomics, genetics, epigenetics, genomics, non-coding RNAs, and cancer stem cells. Our aim is to foster research that integrates all levels of stem cell biology, including the developmental biology, tissue growth and regeneration, diseases, aging and cancer. We welcome original papers on a broad range of subjects relating to stem cells, developmental biology, tissue regeneration, and translational research. We also encourage studies using disease models, drug screening, and bioinformatics related to stem cell biology and tissue regeneration.
Different article types are welcome including, but not limited to, perspective, opinion, (mini)-reviews and original research articles. More information can be found at this link.
Keywords: #CollectionSeries, cancer stem cells, pluripotent stem cells, embryonic stem cells, reprogramming, tissue regeneration, translational research
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.