List of Contributors

**Ana Belén Alvarez-Palomo:** Control of Pluripotency Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences I, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, Casanova 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

**Gillian Blue:** Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead NSW 2145, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia

**Alexis Bosman:** Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Lowy Packer Building, 405 Liverpool St., Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia; St. Vincent's Clinical School and School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia

**Ricardo P. Casaroli-Marano:** Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Calle Sabino de Arana 1 (2nd floor), E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; CellTec-UB and the Clinic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain; Tissue Bank of BST (GenCat), Calle Dr Antoni Pujadas 42, SSMM Sant Joan de Déu, Edifici Pujadas, E-08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain

**Fred Kuanfu Chen:** Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Incorporating Lions Eye Institute), The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009, Australia; Ophthalmology Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth WA 6009, Australia

**I-Ping Chen:** Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA

**Peter Coffey:** Division of Cellular Therapy, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College of London, London EC1V 9EL, UK

**Antonella Consiglio:** Institute for Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona 08028, Spain; Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Fibroblast Reprogramming Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy

**Stefania Corti:** Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy

**Lyndon Da Cruz:** Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK; Division of Cellular Therapy, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College of London, London EC1V 9EL, UK

**Francesca de Angelis Rigotti:** Institute for Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona 08028, Spain

**Patrizia Dell'Era:** Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Fibroblast Reprogramming Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy

**Rodney J. Dilley:** Ear Science Institute Australia, Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine and School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia

**Michael J. Edel:** Control of Pluripotency Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences I, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036, Spain; Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney NSW 2145, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Westmead Children's Hospital, Division of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney Medical School, Sydney NSW 2145, Australia; School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, and the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research (CCTRM), The University of Western Australia, Western Australia 6009

**Irene Faravelli:** Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy

**Michael G. Fehlings:** Department of Genetics and Development, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5T 2S8, ON, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5T 1P5, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A8, ON, Canada

**Anis Feki:** Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cantonal Hospital of Fribourg, Chemin des Pensionnats 2-6, 1708 Fribourg, Switzerland

**Emanuele Frattini:** Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy

**Kristine Freude:** Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Gronnegaardsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark

**Stephanie Friedrichs:** Institute of Physiology I, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany

**Masahiro J. Go:** Research and Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, TRI#308 1-5-4, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan

**Tomer Halevy:** Stem Cell Unit, Department of Genetics, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel

**Vanessa Jane Hall:** Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Gronnegaardsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark

**Alan R. Harvey:** School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia

**Richard P. Harvey:** Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Lowy Packer Building, 405 Liverpool St., Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia; St. Vincent's Clinical School and School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington NSW 2052, Australia

**Meilyn Hew:** Department of Clinical Immunology, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth 6009, Western Australia, Australia

**Youssef Hibaoui:** Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School and Geneva University Hospitals, 1 Rue Michel-Servet, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

**Stuart I. Hodgetts:** School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia

**Poul Hyttel:** Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Gronnegaardsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark

**Tetsuya Ishii:** Office of Health and Safety, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0808, Japan

**Hoshimi Kanemura:** Research and Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, TRI#308 1-5-4, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan

**Shin Kawamata:** Research and Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, TRI#308 1-5-4, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan

**Mohamad Khazaei:** Department of Genetics and Development, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5T 2S8, ON, Canada

**Cheuk-Yiu Law:** Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Rm. 1928, Block K, Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

**Yao Li:** Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, 635 W 165th St, New York, NY 10032, USA

**Michaela Lucas:** Department of Clinical Immunology, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth 6009, Western Australia, Australia; School of Medicine and Pharmacology and School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, 6009, Western Australia, Australia; Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Murdoch University, Perth, 6150, Western Australia

**David A. Mackey:** Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Incorporating Lions Eye Institute), The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009, Australia **Daniela Malan:** Institute of Physiology I, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany

**Eva M. Martínez-Conesa:** Tissue Bank of BST (GenCat), Calle Dr Antoni Pujadas 42, SSMM Sant Joan de Déu, Edifici Pujadas, E-08830 Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain **Samuel McLenachan:** Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science (Incorporating Lions Eye Institute), The University of Western Australia, Perth WA 6009, Australia

**Maurizio Memo:** Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Fibroblast Reprogramming Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy

**Kwong-Man Ng:** Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Rm. 1928, Block K, Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

**Huy V. Nguyen:** College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 100 Haven Ave, Apt 14B, New York, NY 10032, USA

**Núria Nieto-Nicolau:** CellTec-UB and the Clinic Foundation for Biomedical Research (FCRB), University of Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain

**Monica Nizzardo:** Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy

**Scott Nyberg:** Division of Experimental Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

**Kevin O'Connor:** Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth 6000, Western Australia, Australia

**Dmitry A. Ovchinnikov:** Stem Cell Engineering Group, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4072, Australia

**Carlota Pires:** Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Gronnegaardsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark

**Agnese Ramirez:** Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy

**Angel Raya:** Control of Stem Cell Potency Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona 08028, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona 08010, Spain; Center for Networked Biomedical Research on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain; Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain

**Jordi Requena:** Control of Pluripotency Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences I, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, Casanova 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

**Isart Roca:** Control of Pluripotency Laboratory, Department of Physiological Sciences I, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, Casanova 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

**Noriko Sakai:** Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan

**Philipp Sasse:** Institute of Physiology I, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany

**Ahad M. Siddiqui:** Department of Genetics and Development, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, M5T 2S8, ON, Canada

**Giulia Stuppia:** Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Neurology Unit, IRCCS Foundation Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy

**Masayo Takahashi:** Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3, Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan

**Roger Torrent:** Institute for Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona 08028, Spain

**Stephen H. Tsang:** Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, 635 W 165th St, New York, NY 10032, USA

**Hung-Fat Tse:** Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Rm. 1928, Block K, Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Hong Kong-Guangdong Joint Laboratory on Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, the University of Hong Kong and Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Hong Kong SAR, China; Shenzhen Institutes of Research and Innovation, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

**Achia Urbach:** Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel

**Yvonne Voss:** Institute of Physiology I, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany; Physical Chemistry I, University of Siegen, Siegen 57076, Germany

**Xuehao Wang:** Key Laboratory of Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210029, China; Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210029, China **David S. Winlaw:** Heart Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead NSW 2145, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia

**Ernst J. Wolvetang:** Stem Cell Engineering Group, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4072, Australia

**Yue Yu:** Key Laboratory of Living Donor Liver Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210029, China; Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210029, China
