CESC Publication Awarded Excellence in Stem Cell Research Award

A paper recently published by the CESC (Center of Excellence for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine) was awarded Dr. Hany El Sayed Marei s Award for Excellence in Stem Cell Research for the year 2018. The paper is entitled "Telomerase reverse transcriptase coordinates with the epithelial to mesenchymal transition through a feedback loop to define properties of breast cancer stem cells”. Graduate student Ahmed El Badawy, a research assistant at the CESC, received 50,000 EGP award and a certificate of appreciation. The research team, led by Dr. Nagwa El Badri, the CESC Director included Nehal Ghoneim, Mohamed Nasr, Hoda El Khenany, Toka Ahmed and Sara Nasr. The paper was published in Biology Open journal.