Migration of blood stem cells

Department of Immunology of Aging, Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute

In this image, blood vessels can be seen as they grow. They are developing in a culture dish from the metatarsal bone of a mouse. Prof. Claudia Waskow and her team dedicate their research to stem cells. These are fundamental for the renewal of tissues in the body, especially in the case of disease or ageing processes. The scientists focus on hematopoietic stem cells, which later become blood cells and thus also immune cells. These blood stem cells migrate from the blood vessels to the bone marrow, where they remain for life and renew themselves. In the long term, the researchers hope their findings will help preserve healthy tissue or even produce new tissue as replacements.

© Gulce Percin

Migration of blood stem cells

Department of Immunology of Aging, Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute

In this image, blood vessels can be seen as they grow. They are developing in a culture dish from the metatarsal bone of a mouse. Prof. Claudia Waskow and her team dedicate their research to stem cells. These are fundamental for the renewal of tissues in the body, especially in the case of disease or ageing processes. The scientists focus on hematopoietic stem cells, which later become blood cells and thus also immune cells. These blood stem cells migrate from the blood vessels to the bone marrow, where they remain for life and renew themselves. In the long term, the researchers hope their findings will help preserve healthy tissue or even produce new tissue as replacements.

© Gulce Percin