Medical Research

High school students are learning about stem-cell medicine from researchers in the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures. The students are involved in a rigorous yearlong teen biotech challenge that has placed them in one of the state's most advanced stem cell labs, located at the UC Davis Health System in Sacramento.

At the UC Davis Health System campus, researchers struggle to find the best way to transfer stem cells to the injury site.

Larry Gallupo, a UC Davis horse surgeon, believes stem cells from fat work more effectively on injured horses than do traditional methods like surgical screws.

At the UC Davis Health System in Sacramento, a team of biomedical engineers is working to develop just the right hydrogel for stem cell implantation.

Kent Leach, a UC Davis biomedical engineer, recognizes the healing powers of human stem cells. He says one of the biggest obstacles in the field is the difficulty in transplanting these cells into the human body.