Inventors:
David Matthew Gamm - Madison WI, US
Jason Steven Meyer - Zionsville IN, US
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - Madison WI
International Classification:
C12N 5/0775
Abstract:
Methods for producing substantially pure cultures of human neural retinal progenitor cells, forebrain progenitor cells, and retinal pigment epithelial cells are disclosed. In addition, the successful differentiation of human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells through the major developmental stages of human retinogenesis is disclosed.