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Helen M. Blau

Helen M. Blau

Director, Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Stanford

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This is a new way of regenerating adult tissue, and it has significant clinical promise for treating arthritis due to aging or injury.

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Stanford's Gerozyme breakthrough: regrowing cartilage without stem cells

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Leading clinical translation efforts through Epirium Bio

A November 2025 study in Science showed that blocking an enzyme called 15-PGDH regrew cartilage in older mice and in human joint tissue from knee replacement patients. Blocking it shifts cartilage cells from degrading to rebuilding—without stem cells.

Updated Jun 13