Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 127-135 , June 2010

Tracking Stem Cell Function with Computers Via Live Cell Imaging: Identifying Donor Variability in Human Stem Cells

  • Bridget M. Deasy, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Live Cell Imaging Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Bridget M. Deasy, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 200 Lothrop Street, 1640 Bioscience Tower E, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    • ,
  • Steven M. Chirieleison, BS

      Affiliations

    • Live Cell Imaging Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
    • ,
  • Ashley M. Witt

      Affiliations

    • Live Cell Imaging Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Matthew J. Peyton

      Affiliations

    • Live Cell Imaging Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Taylor A. Bissell

      Affiliations

    • Live Cell Imaging Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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 This work was supported in part by the US National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Research (R03AR053678 and U54AR050733), the US Department of Defense (W81XWH-06-1-0406), and Albert B. Ferguson, MD, Orthopaedic Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation.

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.10.010

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 127-135 , June 2010

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