Grantee in the News: Jason Butler research on blood stem cell in Journal of Clinical Investigation
On October 16, 2017, The Journal of Clinical Investigation published research co-authored by 2014 AFAR Research Grant for Junior Faculty recipient Jason Butler, PhD on understanding how the body controls the blood stem cell to unlock its full potential to help cure many age-related diseases.
In “Endothelial transplantation rejuvenates aged hematopoietic stem cell function,” Butler and his co-authors explore how young bone marrow endothelium revitalizes aging hematopoietic stem cells and present data that could lay the groundwork for therapeutic interventions.
This study expands on research funded by AFAR.
Read the full article here.
Dr. Jason Butler is an Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.