Esmail D. Zanjani is a professor and medical researcher at the University of Nevada, Reno.
His research involves growing human cells within sheep embryos. In March 2007, it was announced that Zanjani had created a human-sheep chimera. Zanjani has stated that his work involves sheep because of the blood-forming systems of sheep and humans are similar.Nature, May 1, 2006 - Chimeras in the crosshairs
He has served as president of the International Society for Experimental Hematology.
Education Ph.D., Experimental Hematology, New York University, 1969 M.S., Biology, New York University, 1966 B.S., Biology, New York University, 1964
References
New Scientist, 17 December 2003 - 'Humanised' organs can be grown in animals CBS News, February 24, 2005 - Science's Part-Beast, Part-Human
External links Esmail Zanjani, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor at Molecular Biosciences, University of Nevada, Reno Esmail Zanjani at Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station