Toronto stem cell research capacity grows

Gordon Keller, PhD, stem cell researcher

On the front page of The Star today, there’s an article about a top Canadian stem cell researcher who is returning to Canada from the US. Gordon Keller will be working in the MaRS Centre for UHN’s new McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, which opens today. Toronto has a strong stem cell research community and history. Canada also has a less-restrictive climate for human embryonic stem cell research than the US at the moment. I wonder if this means we’ll see more researchers moving north?

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