Standing on the shoulders of giants: A scientific journey from Singapore to stem cells

Diana L Farmer

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.025

Standing on the shoulders of giants: A scientific journey from Singapore to stem cells

Diana L Farmer

Pediatric Surgery

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Abstract

Cellular therapywas introduced in the early 1980s as adoptive immunotherapy for cancer and has nowexpanded to stem cell treatment for a wide variety of indications. During the same period, the concept of the fetus as a patient evolved from fantasy to everyday reality. The intersection of these two fields offers great potential for cures in childhood diseases. The fetal treatment of spina bifida is one such disease. Global surgery has also emerged as a cost effective approach to reducing the worldwide burden of childhood disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	15-22
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume	50
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.025
State	Published - 2015

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Keywords

Fetal surgery
Global surgery
Spina bifida
Stem cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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Farmer, D. L. (2015). Standing on the shoulders of giants: A scientific journey from Singapore to stem cells. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 50(1), 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.025

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