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Escape believes in the importance of dissemination of its research findings to patients, its investors, and other interested parties. Below is a chronological list of the peer-reviewed publications, and where possible, a link to the publicly available abstract:

Manuscripts

1. Jiang S, Zhao L, Teklemariam T, Hantash BM. Small cutaneous wounds induce telogen to anagen transition of murine hair follicle stem cells. J Dermatol Sci, In press.
2. Wang Y, Zhao L, Hantash BM. Support of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell multipotency by a poloxamer-octapeptide hybrid hydrogel. Biomaterials 31:5122-30, 2010.
3. Jiang S, Zhao L, Purandare B, Hantash BM. Differential expression of stem cell markers in human follicular bulge and interfollicular epidermal compartments. Histochem & Cell Bio 133:455-65, 2010.
4. Zhao L, Jiang S, Hantash BM. TGF-β1 Induces Osteogenic Differentiation of Murine Bone Marrow Stromal Cells. Tissue Eng Part A 16:725-33, 2010.
5. Hantash BM, Zhao LS, Knowles JA, Lorenz HP. Adult and fetal wound healing. Front Biosc 13:56-61, 2008.
6. Hantash BM, Gladstone HB. A pilot study on the effect of epinephrine on botulinum toxin treatment of periorbital rhytides. Dermatol Surg 33:461-468, 2007.

Abstracts

1. Zhao L, Li S, Lorenz HP, Hantash BM. Fibroblast differentiation of mouse bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Plastic Reconstr Surg 120:64a, 2007.
2. Knowles JA, Hantash BM, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. Wnt signal is crucial for skin wound regeneration. Plast Reconstr Surg 120:10a, 2007.
3. Chiang D, Colwell AS, Hantash BM, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. Gene expression profiling of wounded adult and fetal skin using microarray analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg 120:95a, 2007.
4. Zhao L, Li S, Shi Y, Hantash BM. FGF2 regulates self-renewal of mouse adipose- and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Plast Reconstr Surg 120:18a, 2007.

Conference Presentations

1. Purandare B, Do S, Zhao L, Hantash BM. HLA profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells. CIRM Bridges Program, Annual Trainee Meeting, July 8, 2010.
2. Teklemariam T, Zhao L, Hantash BM. Heterologous expression of IT¹ in human mesenchymal stem cells. CIRM Bridges Program, Annual Trainee Meeting, July 8, 2010.
3. Trivedi A, Abu Ubeid A, Hantash BM. Treatment of human skin with fractional radiofrequency upregulates anti-senescence pathways. CIRM Bridges Program, Annual Trainee Meeting, July 8, 2010.
4. Do S, Zhao L, Hantash BM. Novel cell surface markers to distinguish human mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts. CIRM Bridges Program, Annual Trainee Meeting, July 8, 2010.
5. Purandare B, Do S, Zhao L, Hantash BM. Temporal profiling of HLA expression in human bone marrow- and adipose-derived MSCs. SJSU SCILL Annual Meeting, May 28, 2010.
6. Teklemariam T, Zhao L, Hantash BM. Cloning and stable expression of IT¹ in human mesenchymal stem cells. SJSU SCILL Annual Meeting, May 28, 2010.
7. Trivedi A, Abu Ubeid A, Hantash BM. Upregulation of anti-senescence pathways in skin post-fractional radiofrequency treatment. SJSU SCILL Annual Meeting, May 28, 2010.
8. Do S, Zhao L, Hantash BM. A bioinformatics approach to identify novel selection markers to distinguish human mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts. SJSU SCILL Annual Meeting, May 28, 2010.
9. Hantash BM. Stem cell commercialization. Stem Cell Partnering Annual Conference, February 29, 2008.
10. Hantash BM. Tissue engineered skin substitute. ASDS Annual Meeting, October 11, 2007.
11. Hantash BM. Characterization of a novel ablative fractional resurfacing device. World Congress of Dermatology Annual Meeting, September 30, 2007.
12. Chiang D, Colwell AS, Mahmood MB, Hantash BM, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. Identification of a scarless wound healing molecular signature in skin. ISCFS Annual Meeting, August 23, 2007.
13. Knowles JA, Hantash BM, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. Follicular regeneration in fetal mouse wounds: A Wnt-dependent Process. ISCFS Annual Meeting, August 23, 2007.
14. Hantash BM. Fibroblast differentiation of mouse bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. PSRC Annual Meeting, June 21, 2007.
15. Tafti BA, Hantash BM. Xenogenic transplantation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapeutics Annual Meeting, March 22, 2007.
16. Zhao L, Hantash BM. TGF-β-mediated upregulation of TAZ induces osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapeutics Annual Meeting, March 22, 2007.
17. Wang Y, Zhao L, Tafti BA, Mahmood MB, Hantash BM. Characterization of a self-assembling oligopeptide for skin engineering. Stem Cell Research & Therapeutics Annual Meeting, March 22, 2007.
18. Hantash BM, Liu H, Gladstone HB. A pilot study on the effect of epinephrine on botulinum toxin treatment of periorbital rhytides. ASDS Annual Meeting, October 12, 2005.

¹IT™ refers to Escape's unique immune tolerance technology.