The production of megakaryocytes (MKs) and platelets from stem cells is a rapidly evolving field with significant implications for treating conditions like thrombocytopenia, where patients have ...

Platelets are made by megakaryocytes, a giant cell located in bones and lungs, making them hard to study. Each megakaryocyte can generate up to 5,000 platelets. In this project, we propose to study ...