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ArticleStem cells translational medicine2026

Weekend-free and robotics-compatible protocols for high-throughput human-induced pluripotent stem cell maintenance, amplification, and differentiation.

Mariam Jouni, Sakina Petiwala, Divya Desai, Grzegorz Gawlak, Emily Y Chen, Alexandra Griffiths, Christopher Hogan, Venus E Thomanetz, Cecilia Heyne Lee, Joseph Tamm and 11 more

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Article in Stem cells translational medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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21 authors.

Sakina PetiwalaGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.
Divya DesaiGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.
Grzegorz GawlakGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.
Emily Y ChenGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.ORCID 0009-0007-1458-1925
Alexandra GriffithsGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5358-7090
Christopher HoganAdvanced Cell Technologies and Screening Group, Neuroscience Discovery, AbbVie, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States.
Venus E ThomanetzNeuroscience Discovery, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 67061, Germany.
Cecilia Heyne LeeNeuroscience Discovery, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 67061, Germany.
Joseph TammAdvanced Cell Technologies and Screening Group, Neuroscience Discovery, AbbVie, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States.
Lamiaa BahnassawyNeuroscience Discovery, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 67061, Germany.
Elke KäferNeuroscience Discovery, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 67061, Germany.
Anja FinckNeuroscience Discovery, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 67061, Germany.
Sabina BoppNeuroscience Discovery, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 67061, Germany.
Kari BarlanGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.
Emma L WambekeGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.
Daniel VerduzcoGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.
Jacob D PainterOphthalmology Discovery Research, Abbvie, Irvine, CA, United States.
Jarel GandhiGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.
Peter ReinhardtNeuroscience Discovery, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 67061, Germany.
Anneke I Den HollanderGenomics Research Center, AbbVie, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, United States.

Funding

NIH HHS HHSN263201800007CNIH HHS HHSN263201800007I
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are essential tools for disease modeling, drug testing, and regenerative medicine. These applications require differentiation of multiple cell lines in parallel, synchronized production of large numbers of hiPSCs and differentiated cells, and assessment of differentiation efficiency before proceeding to in-depth characterization through molecular and cellular assays. However, hiPSC culture protocols are often laborious manual processes, which affects reproducibility and makes high-throughput applications challenging.

methodsWe describe high-throughput hiPSC maintenance and amplification protocols that are weekend-free, scalable, and can be performed manually or automated. These optimized protocols enable scale-up of hiPSC production and differentiation to multiple cell types, including endothelial cells, microglia, and retinal pigment epithelial cells.

resultsWe characterized the differentiated cells using molecular and cellular assays and demonstrated that cells generated with this approach represent accurate cell identities.

conclusionThe approaches described here enable high-throughput hiPSC applications and improve reproducibility and scalability.If you want, I can also tighten this further to better fit a strict 350-word journal limit or adapt the heading style to a specific journal.

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Cell Culture TechniquesCell DifferentiationHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsRoboticsHumansautomationhigh throughputhiPSC differentiationhiPSC scalabilityweekend-free

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PMID42560504
PMCPMC13445976

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