John Lough wants to turn embryonic stem cells into beating heart muscle cells that someday might be transplanted into the damaged hearts of people.
Clive Svendsen is working to transform embryonic stem cells into engineered cells that can protect and repair the brain cells of people suffering from the neurological disorders amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s disease.
The two Wisconsin scientists and other researchers said that if legislation allowing for expanded federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research is enacted, it likely would be a boon to the promising field as well as their own research efforts.