Ann Tsukamoto
Personal Information
Born: 1952
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Asian
Education
UC San Diego; UCLA PhD Immunology & Microbiology; Post-doctoral work-UC San Francisco
Professional Life
Field of Study: Stem Cell Researcher; Inventor
Institution/Corporation: UC San Francisco; SyStemix Inc; StemCells Inc (closed 2016)
Degrees & Memberships: none found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: none
Achievements: Stem cell isolation; at UC San Francisco worked on the wnt-1 gene & developed a transgenic model for breast cancer; at SyStems co-discovered the human hematopoietic stem cell (hHSC); at StemCells directed a team that discovered the human central nervous system stem cell (HuCNS-SC) & focused her work on the isolation of liver & neural stem cells & their role in various diseases
Co-inventor & patent holder of a process to isolate human blood-forming stem cells
Holds 12 patents (8 located)
Is 1 of the most prominent scientists in stem cell research; is highly motivated to find a cancer cure
Her research has led to increased success in bone marrow transplants