The McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine was established at
University Health Network in
Toronto in 2003, with a donation from
Rob and
Cheryl McEwen
Cheryl A. McEwen (née Mason) is a Toronto philanthropist and entrepreneur who, in 2014, founded Make My Day Foods Inc., manufacturer of the Veggie Puck.
In 1991, McEwen, with her brother, Darren Mason, and sister, Beverley Lerner, co-founded ups ...
, which they matched in 2006 with a second donation.
The McEwen Centre's vision is to be a world-renowned centre for
stem cell
In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type o ...
biology and
regenerative medicine. To achieve this ambitious goal, the team of McEwen Investigators is working together to accelerate the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as
heart disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, hea ...
,
diabetes mellitus,
respiratory disease and
spinal cord injury. The McEwen Centre is based in the heart of Toronto's
Discovery District at the
MaRS Centre/Toronto Medical Discovery Tower.
The current Director of the McEwen Center for Regenerative Medicine is Prof.
Gordon Keller,
[University Health Networ]
"Research Profile: Gordon Keller, PhD"
/ref> Canada Research Chair in Embryonic Stem Cell Biology.
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