Francis Karanu

Sonic hedgehog induces the proliferation of primitive human hematopoietic cells via BMP regulation

Gunjan Bhardwaj, Barbara Murdoch, Di Wu et al. · Nature Immunology · 2001 · 672 citations

Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Mobilization, Hematology +7

Maturation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Pancreatic Progenitors Into Functional Islets Capable of Treating Pre-existing Diabetes in Mice

Alireza Rezania, Jennifer E. Bruin, Michael Riedel et al. · Diabetes · 2012 · 590 citations · Full text

Adult Stem Cell, Stem Cell Biology, Insulin Signaling +17

Isolation and characterization of human CD34−Lin− and CD34+Lin− hematopoietic stem cells using cell surface markers AC133 and CD7

Lisa Gallacher, Barbara Murdoch, Dongmei Wu et al. · Blood · 2000 · 316 citations

Production of Functional Glucagon-Secreting α-Cells From Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Alireza Rezania, Michael Riedel, Rhonda D. Wideman et al. · Diabetes · 2010 · 227 citations · Full text

Human homologues of Delta-1 and Delta-4 function as mitogenic regulators of primitive human hematopoietic cells

Francis Karanu, Barbara Murdoch, Tomoyuki Miyabayashi et al. · Blood · 2001 · 165 citations · Full text