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Simon M. Cool is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, and Surgery.

The scientist's research focuses notably on mesenchymal stem cell research, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, periodontal regeneration and treatments, bone tissue engineering materials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, epigenetics and DNA methylation, and fibroblast growth factor research.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Simon M. Cool are:

  • Age-Related Changes in the Inflammatory Status of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Implications for Cell Therapy, 2021, Stem Cell Reports
  • Inhibition of the epigenetic suppressor EZH2 primes osteogenic differentiation mediated by BMP2, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Strategies to enhance immunomodulatory properties and reduce heterogeneity in mesenchymal stromal cells during ex vivo expansion, 2022, Cytotherapy
  • A genomic biomarker that identifies human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells with high scalability, 2020, Stem Cells
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 165-Binding Heparan Sulfate Promotes Functional Recovery From Cerebral Ischemia, 2020, Stroke

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Simon M. Cool include Victor Nurcombe, Raymond A. Smith, André J. van Wijnen, Rebekah M. Samsonraj, and James Hoi Po Hui.

The scientist's work has been predominantly published in the venues Cytotherapy, Stem Cell Reports, Gene, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Concise Review: Multifaceted Characterization of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Use in Regenerative Medicine.

    Rebekah M. Samsonraj;Michael Raghunath;Victor Nurcombe;James H. Hui

  • Controlled release of heparin from poly(epsilon-caprolactone) electrospun fibers.

    Emma Luong-Van;Lisbeth Grøndahl;Kian Ngiap Chua;Kam W. Leong

  • Wnt signaling controls the fate of mesenchymal stem cells.

    Ling Ling;Victor Nurcombe;Simon M. Cool

  • Concepts of scaffold‐based tissue engineering—the rationale to use solid free‐form fabrication techniques

    D.W. Hutmacher;D.W. Hutmacher;S. Cool

  • Combining electrospun scaffolds with electrosprayed hydrogels leads to three-dimensional cellularization of hybrid constructs.

    Andrew K. Ekaputra;Glenn D. Prestwich;Simon M. Cool;Dietmar W. Hutmacher

  • Identification and validation of multiple cell surface markers of clinical-grade adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells as novel release criteria for good manufacturing practice-compliant production

    Emily T. Camilleri;Michael P. Gustafson;Amel Dudakovic;Scott M. Riester

  • Nerve Growth Factor Stimulates Proliferation and Survival of Human Breast Cancer Cells through Two Distinct Signaling Pathways

    Simon Descamps;Robert-Alain Toillon;Eric Adriaenssens;Valérie Pawlowski

  • The three-dimensional vascularization of growth factor-releasing hybrid scaffold of poly (ɛ-caprolactone)/collagen fibers and hyaluronic acid hydrogel

    Andrew K. Ekaputra;Glenn D. Prestwich;Simon M. Cool;Dietmar W. Hutmacher

  • The stimulation of healing within a rat calvarial defect by mPCL–TCP/collagen scaffolds loaded with rhBMP-2

    Amber Sawyer;Shun Song;Evelyn Susanto;Peiying Chuan

  • Establishing Criteria for Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Potency

    Rebekah M. Samsonraj;Bina Rai;Padmapriya Sathiyanathan;Kia Joo Puan

  • Hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels functionalized with heparin that support controlled release of bioactive BMP-2.

    Gajadhar Bhakta;Bina Rai;Zophia X.H. Lim;James H. Hui

  • Functional coupling between the extracellular matrix and nuclear lamina by Wnt signaling in progeria.

    Lidia Hernandez;Kyle J. Roux;Esther Sook Miin Wong;Leslie C. Mounkes

  • Autocrine Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Increases the Multipotentiality of Human Adipose‐Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    David A. Rider;Christian Dombrowski;Amber A. Sawyer;Grace H. B. Ng

  • High-resolution molecular validation of self-renewal and spontaneous differentiation in clinical-grade adipose-tissue derived human mesenchymal stem cells.

    Amel Dudakovic Dudakovic;Emily Camilleri;Scott M. Riester;Eric A. Lewallen

  • FGF‐2 modulates Wnt signaling in undifferentiated hESC and iPS cells through activated PI3‐K/GSK3β signaling

    Vanessa M.Y. Ding;Ling Ling;Subaashini Natarajan;Miranda G.S. Yap

  • Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 is principally responsible for fibroblast growth factor 2-induced catabolic activities in human articular chondrocytes

    Dongyao Yan;Di Chen;Simon M. Cool;Simon M. Cool;Andre J. van Wijnen;Andre J. van Wijnen

  • Differences between in vitro viability and differentiation and in vivo bone-forming efficacy of human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on PCL-TCP scaffolds.

    Bina Rai;Jane L. Lin;Zophia X.H. Lim;Robert E. Guldberg

  • Disruption of heparan and chondroitin sulfate signaling enhances mesenchymal stem cell-derived osteogenic differentiation via bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathways.

    Kerry J. Manton;Denise F. M. Leong;Simon M. Cool;Simon M. Cool;Victor Nurcombe;Victor Nurcombe

  • The stimulation of healing within a rat calvarial defect by mPCL–TCP/collagen scaffolds loaded with rhBMP-2

    A. A. Sawyer;S. J. Song;E. Susanto;P. Chaun

  • Autocrine fibroblast growth factor 2 increases themultipotentiality of human adipose-derived mesenchymalstem cells

    David A. Rider;Christian Dombrowski;Amber A. Sawyer;Grace H. B. Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor Nurcombe
Victor Nurcombe Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology
Gary S. Stein
Gary S. Stein University of Vermont
James H.P. Hui
James H.P. Hui University Health System
Matt Trau
Matt Trau University of Queensland
Andre J. Van Wijnen
Andre J. Van Wijnen University of Connecticut Health Center
James C.H. Goh
James C.H. Goh National University of Singapore
Glenn D. Prestwich
Glenn D. Prestwich University of Utah
Lawrence W. Stanton
Lawrence W. Stanton Hamad bin Khalifa University
Justin J. Cooper-White
Justin J. Cooper-White University of Queensland

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