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Brian Lee

Brian Lee

Neurosurgeon; Principal Investigator, Kenai REPLACE Trial, Keck Medicine of USC

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Stem cell therapies advance toward treating Parkinson's disease

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Leading surgical implantation of iPS cell-derived dopamine neurons at USC site

For more than 50 years, Parkinson's disease treatment has meant managing symptoms with medication—not addressing the root cause: the death of dopamine-producing brain cells. Now, clinical trials are testing whether stem cell therapies can actually replace those lost neurons.

Updated May 27