Bruno Péault, PhD is Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles. Scientists in his laboratory have identified perivascular cells as the in vivo source of mesenchymal stem cells. Dr. Péault’s other research includes the identification, characterization and purification of other human stem cells: hematopoietic stem cells, endothelial stem cells, pancreas and respiratory epithelium stem cells. Prior to joining UCLA, Dr. Péault served as a Professor and Co-director of the Stem Cell Research Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, as Research Director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Department Head at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale in Paris.