Mohamed Bekhite

The generation of a human Induced pluripotent stem (iPS)cell-derived cardiomyocytes is of growing interest for multiple applications. First, access to an in vitro model of human development permits the study of human heart development in ways not otherwise possible. Second, stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes serve as a human cardiac model that can be used for diverse basic research studies ranging from cellular electrophysiology to protein biochemistry. Major areas of research projects: Reprogramming of somatic cells towards iPS cells Disease modeling using human iPS Cell. Molecular mechanisms responsible for human cardiomyopathies. Metabolic and mitochondrial oxidative stress analysis.