August 4, 2008 Did You Know... that John Gearhart has been named Penn's director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine and also a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor? Gearhart is the James W. Effron University Professor with joint appointments between the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Animal Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Gearhart led a research team that first identified and isolated human embryonic stem cells. His groundbreaking work focuses on the role of genes in regulating the formation of human tissues and embryos, especially as it relates to mental retardation, Down syndrome and other congenital birth defects.
How many famous Penn alums can you name? Donald Trump, Candace Bergen, Maury Povich, Harold Prince, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Charles Addams, John Taylor, Noam Chomsky, Ed Rendell, Owen Roberts, Arlen Specter... See full list.
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