Roger Pedersen

Sr Res Scientist-Basic Life, OB-GYN/Reproductive, Perinatal and Stem Cell Biology Research

Honors & Awards

Siebel Scholar, Stanford University Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (2012-2013)
Fellow, Society of Biology (2011-present)
Linacre Lecture, St. Johns College, University of Cambridge (2007)
Editorial Board Member, Cell Stem Cells (2006-2020)
Fellow, Churchill College Cambridge (2006-2018)
Friday Evening Discourse, Royal Institution of London (2005)
M.C. Chang Distinguished Lectureship, University of Massachusetts Medical School (2003)
Stem Cell Pioneer Award, University of Pittsburgh (2003)
Sadler Lectureship, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2002)
Associate Editor, Molecular Reproduction and Development (1991-present)
Editorial Board, International Journal of Developmental Biology (1989-present)

Education & Certifications

Postdoc, Johns Hopkins University, Mammalian embryology (1971)
PhD, Yale University, Biology (1970)
A.B., Stanford University, Biology (1965)

Professional Interests

My current interests include the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into developmentally normal early embryonic tissue lineages (especially mesoderm), and into clinically relevant cell types that model the placental trophoblast and certain malignant cell types.

Professional Affiliations and Activities

Fellow, Society of Biology (2011 - Present)
Member, International Society for Stem Cell Research (2002 - Present)

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