Building muscles by juvenating muscle stem cell function
Helen Blau - The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation Professor, Director of the Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Helen Blau studies cellular reprogramming, therapeutic interventions to enhance stem cell function in muscle regeneration, and cell rejuvenation strategies.
Stanford Bio-X Seed Grants
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Engineering of Lipid Metabolite Pathways as a Spinal Cord Injury Therapy
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 12 - 2024
Determination of Muscle Stem Cell Fate in Bioengineered Artificial Niches
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 3 – 2006
Oxytocin delivery during pup ultrasonic vocalizations to rescue maternal behavior
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 5 – 2010
Research News
Stem cell biologist Helen Blau awarded the National Medal of Science
January 12, 2025 - Stanford Report
Often called “America’s Nobel Prize,” the National Medal of Science honors the country’s leading researchers....
Small molecule restores muscle strength, boosts endurance in old mice
December 10, 2020 - Stanford Medicine News Center
A single protein is a master regulator of mouse muscle function during aging, a Stanford study...
Where bioengineering and stem cell science meet, and thrive
May 21, 2018 - Stanford Medicine Scope
Mimicking a stem cells' natural environment in the laboratory is impossible without recent bioengineering...