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Cellules Souches Adultes, Greffe Cellules Souches Sanguines

Since 30 years, IRHT is leading research on adult stem cells with the goals to identify, characterize and understand how these cells work under normal or pathological conditions.

Through this knowledge, our teams have developed a variety of therapies that improved blood stem cell transplantation to treat leukemia and, more recently, myocardial infarction.

Who are we?

Institute of Research in Hematology and Transplantation (IRHT) was founded in 1987 by Dr. Philippe Hénon. Located inside of the Hasenrain hospital in Mulhouse (France), the IRHT team includes ten permanent researchers and technical assistants, and collaborates with several research…
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Our research

Blood stem cells have always been the main thread of the IRHT researches. Our studies are divided into 3 complementary subjects whose objectives are: Identifying, understanding and multiplying adult pluripotent stem cells (VSEL) Studying cardiac differentiation of blood stem cells…
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Publications

Scientific publications allow us to share our discoveries with colleagues around the world. With more than 150 publications since its creation, the IRHT has gained international recognition. Some of our latest publications : Human Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells Are Present in…
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Awards

IRHT is a pioneer in the field of peripheral blood stem cell identification and transplantation. This Institute has acquired international renown with its numerous publications and its participation in international congresses. Professor Philippe Hénon is founder and director of…
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