Xianmin Zeng

Dr. Zeng is a renowned expert in human embryonic stem cells (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). Her research focuses on neural development in humans, and in using patient-specific and engineered isogenic lines to model neurodegenerative diseases, particularly that of Parkinson's disease. She has also developed scalable processes for deriving functional neuronal cells of various lineages from ESCs/iPSCs for cell therapies and drug screening. Dr. Zeng received her PhD in Molecular Biology from the Technical University of Denmark in 2000. Dr. Zeng has been a recipient of several prestigious grants, including a translational grant to develop clinical grade dopaminergic neurons from pluripotent stem cells for Parkinson's disease therapy.