ANN TSUKAMOTO

Stem cell researcher, inventor

Stem Cell Isolation | 1991

The most recent discovery on the wall is by Ann Tsukamoto.

Ann is an inventor and stem cell researcher.

She, and a team of people, made a vital breakthrough in cancer research when they isolated blood-forming stem cells in 1991.

She has a PhD in microbiology and immunology.

Her research into stem cells and how they grow is vital to cancer research and is continually being developed to find cures for multiple medical conditions.

There are many controversial issues surrounding stem cell research!

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