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Alumna discusses embryonic stem cell research

April 2, 2009

KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University graduate Jacqueline Kueh, a doctoral student in England, returns to WMU to discuss her research in spinal cord repair and in embryonic stem cells at noon Wednesday, April 8, in Kirsch Auditorium of the Fetzer Center.

A doctoral candidate at the University College London Institute of Neurology, Kueh will address two separate lines of her research in "Pluripotency of Embryonic Stem Cells and New Developments in Spinal Cord Repair."

After graduating from WMU in 2003, Kueh returned to her native Southeast Asia and did research at both the National University of Singapore, under the direction of Dr. Ariff Bongso, a pioneer in human embryonic stem cell research, and at the Genome Institute of Singapore. In 2006, she began her doctoral studies at University College London, where she works under Dr. Geoffrey Raisman, a pioneer in spinal cord repair.

Originally from Malaysia, Kueh began her undergraduate studies at Sunway College. She graduated summa cum laude from WMU with a bachelor's degree in biomedical sciences. While at WMU, she was a Phi Kappa Phi Scholar and was one of the original Monroe-Brown Research Scholars in 2002. She also was active in the Malaysian Student Organization and worked in 2003 as a freshman orientation leader.

For more information about Kueh's presentation, contact Dr. David Huffman at david.huffman@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2865.

Media contact: Thom Myers, (269) 387-8400, thom.myers@wmich.edu

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