title: Editorial: Stem Cell Engineering.
abstract: In recent years, the promise of stem cells as tools for basic research, in vitro diagnostics, and in vivo therapeutics is increasingly being realized. This Special issue of Biotechnology Journal explores recent advances in the emerging field of stem cell engineering, with a focus on applying engineering approaches to understanding stem cell biology and enabling translation of stem cells to commercial and clinical products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering and IBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. joaquim.cabral@tecnico.ulisboa.pt.
authors.forename: Joaquim M S
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison WI, USA. sppalecek@wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Palecek
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D060846:Cell Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D057905:Stem Cell Research; D013234:Stem Cells