Maral J. Rouhani

Airway injury induces alveolar epithelial responses mediated by macrophages

This study shows that airway injury triggers alveolar type 2 cell proliferation mediated by macrophages, revealing a myeloid-driven response in the lung.

Podoplanin expression identifies human airway basal cells with higher progenitor cell potential

This study identifies podoplanin (PDPN) as a marker for human airway basal cells with high progenitor potential, enabling efficient sorting of airway stem cells.

WS6 enables scalable ex vivo expansion and gene editing of epithelial basal stem cells

The paper introduces WS6 to enhance ex vivo expansion and gene editing of epithelial basal stem cells, enabling disease modeling and regenerative medicine applications.