Bruno Péault
Chair of Vascular Regeneration
- Centre for Cardiovascular Science
- Institute for Regeneration and Repair
Contact details
- Tel: 0131 651 9505
- Email: bruno.peault@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Institute for Regeneration and Repair
Queens Medical Research Institute
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh BioQuarter - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH16 4UU
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Current PhD students supervised
Eleni Besi (PhD Student)
Joan Casamitjana (PhD Student)
Murtadhah Jalal (PhD Student)
Daniel Lerman (PhD student)
Isaac Shaw (PhD Student)
Neelima Thottappillil (PhD Student)
Research summary
Tissue development, regeneration and repair
Our group studies developmental heamatopoiesis and is also interested in the identification, purification, characterization and medical use of multipotent progenitor cells present in all tissues throughout life. The prototype of such ubiquitous progenitor cells is the mesenchymal stem cell, of which we have documented the native perivascular origin.
Working closely with our twin laboratory at the University of California at Los Angeles, we study the biology of perivascular stem cells and their possible role in tissue development, renewal and repair. Importantly, we have already engaged into the medical “translation” of these cells, principally for bone and cartilage regeneration.