Renee Reijo Pera | |
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| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Superior, BS, 1983 Kansas State University, MS, 1987 |
| Known for | Human reproductive biologist |
| Spouse | Fred Pera |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Stem Cell Biology |
| Institutions | California Polytechnic State University (current) Montana State University Stanford University University of California, San Francisco Whitehead Institute |
Renee Reijo Pera is a stem cell biologist and the President of the McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls, MT. She previously served as Vice President of Research and Economic Development, for more than 8 years at the California Polytechnic State University and at Montana State University. Reijo Pera's research focuses on human development and disease, in particular, on the development and differentiation of somatic and germ cell lineages and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and also infertility in men and women.