New Trends and Advances in Induced Neural Cells and iPSC Technologies
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cells of the Nervous System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stem cell; induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC); brain organoid; disease modeling; regenerative medicine; immune therapy; drug discovery
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Dear Colleagues,
Neurological disorders, and particularly neurodegenerative diseases, place a substantial burden on our aging society. Recent advances in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology have opened unprecedented opportunities to study and model these conditions, providing a potentially unlimited source of cells for therapeutic applications. Precision genome editing represents a promising avenue to directly target and correct the underlying causes of disease. Emerging in vivo editing strategies, such as prime editing, enable precise modification of the human genome at specific loci. In parallel, the reprogramming of other cell types into neural cells (induced neural cells) offers an alternative and valuable source for cell-based therapies and drug discovery.
In this Special Issue, we invite original research articles and comprehensive reviews that showcase recent progress, innovative concepts, and breakthrough discoveries in these rapidly advancing fields. We hope that this collection will serve as a platform for disseminating cutting-edge developments and inspiring further innovation in neurological disease research and therapy.
Dr. Guoqiang Sun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- induced neural cells
- induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)
- neurological disease modeling
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