ADULT STEM CELLS

• Allen-Hoffman BL, Schlosser JJ, Ivarie CA, Sattler CA, Meisner LM, and O'Connor SL. Normal growth and differentiation in a spontaneously immortalized near diploid human keratinocyte cell line, NIKS. J Invest. Dermatol . 144:444-455, 2000.

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

• Draper JS, Smith K, Gokhale P, Moore HD, Maltby E , Johnson J, Meisner LF, Zwaka T, Thomson JA, and Andrews PW. Recurrent gain of chromosomes 17q and 12 in cultured human embryonic stem cell lines. Nature Biotechnology , 22:53-54, 2004.

• Mitalipova M, Johnson J, Hoyer D, Jones K, Dalton S, Meisner L, Stice S. Preserving the genetic integrity of human embryonic stem cell lines. Nature Biotechnology 23: 19-20, 2005.

• Klimanskaya I, Chung Y, Meisner L, Johnson J, West M, and Lanza R. Human embryonic stem cells derived without feeder cells. Lancet 365:1635-41, 2005.

• Chung Y, Klimanskaya I, Becker S, Marh J, Lu S, Johnson J, Meisner L, Lanza R. Embryonic stem cells derived from single blastomeres. Nature , October 2005.

• Mialipova S, Byrne J, Kuo H, Clepper L, Meisner L, Johnson J, Zeir R, Wolf D. Isolation and Characterization of Novel Rhesus Monkey Embryonic Stem Cell Lines. Stem Cells , 2006. (in press)

• Causes, Specificity, and Significance of Chromosome Changes in HES Cells. University of Georgia, Regenerative Bioscience Center Symposium, Stem
  Cells: The Foundation - Athens, Georgia. June, 2004 (Lorraine Meisner)

• Developing a Quality Control Program to Monitor the Genetic Integrity of HES Cell Lines. WiCell Research Institute human embryonic stem cell training program -
  Madison, Wisconsin, Fall 2004. (Julie Johnson)

• Embryonic Stem Cells and Malignancy. University of Wisconsin, Population Health Science Symposium - Madison, Wisconsin, December 13, 2005. (Lorraine Meisner)

• Human Embryonic Stem Cell Authentication and Characterization Methods. University of Georgia-Athens, Human Embryonic Stem Cell Toolbox Training Course, Directors: Maya Mitalipova PhD and Steve Stice, PhD, Summer 2004. (Julie Johnson)

• Ensuring the Genetic Integrity of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Culture. University of Georgia-Athens, Human Embryonic Stem Cell Toolbox Training Course, Directors: Maya Mitalipova PhD, and Steve Stice PhD. Spring 2005. (Julie Johnson)

• Developing a Cytogenetic Quality Control Program for HES Cells. University of Georgia-Athens, Human Embryonic Stem Cell Toolbox Training Course, Directors: Maya Mitalipova PhD, and Steve Stice PhD, Fall 2005. (Julie Johnson)