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Sammy Lee (born Samuel Lee, 1958 – 21 July 2012) was an expert on fertility〔() The Guardian "Women are risking their lives to have IVF babies" 13 Sep 2009〕 and in vitro fertilisation〔() The Times "Paying poor women for eggs is 'a Kind of Prostitution' says expert" 19 Sep 2009〕 He was a hospital scientific consultant and was the chief scientist at the Wellington IVF programme.〔() The Times "Why are older mothers still taboo? Sep 22 2009〕 His book ''Counselling in Male Infertility'' was published in 1996; he contributed to major newspaper articles and appeared on several current affairs television programmes. He was the "inspiration" for ''Anthony Ling'', the character in the novel ''One Life'' by Rebecca Frayn (Simon & Schuster 2006, ISBN 0-7432-6876-8), after the author herself sought Lee's help for IVF treatment. In 2010, ''Willing to Die for It'', Lee's biography by Frances Lynn was published by Murray Print. ==Current research== Lee's interests lay in the field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. He was a visiting professor at the University College London where he collaborated with various groups in the Anatomy Department examining the potential of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells to give rise to neuronal/glial lineages in response to various growth factors and tissue culture manipulations. He also taught ethics of biomedicine at University College London. In addition, he was interested in tissue engineering and teaching ethics in reproduction. He was attached to the Jessen-Mirsky laboratory and was studying remyelination. Lee had ethical committee approval in Brasil for creating artificial gametes from umbilical cord blood derived stem cells. It is hoped these will be used to overcome infertility.〔 () Official UCL page〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sammy Lee (scientist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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