Ep. 263: “ISSCR 2024: The Global Stem Cell Event” Featuring Drs. Amander Clark, Agnete Kirkeby, and Malin Parmar
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
1w ago
Guests: Dr. Amander Clark is the President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and Founding Director of the Center for Reproductive Science, Health, and Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Agnete Kirkeby is a Program Chair of the ISSCR Annual Meeting, Associate Professor at Lund University and the University of Copenhagen, and Group Leader at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology – reNEW. Dr. Malin Parmar is a Program Chair of the ISSCR Annual Meeting, Professor at Lund University, and a New York Stem Cell Foundation – Rob ..read more
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Ep. 262: “Glia in the Gut” Featuring Dr. Marissa Scavuzzo
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
3w ago
Guest: Dr. Marissa Scavuzzo is an HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on enteric glia regulation in the healthy and diseased gut. She talks about how glial cell subtypes affect intestinal motility and her experience receiving NYSCF and HHMI fellowships. She also talks about bringing science to underserved schools in Cleveland. Featured Products and Resources: Submit your abstract now for ISSCR 2024! Learn about mentorship and careers in science by listening to the new Lab Coats & Life Podcast. The Stem Cell Science Ro ..read more
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Ep. 261: “Building Neuromuscular Tissues” Featuring Dr. Ritu Raman
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
1M ago
Guest: Dr. Ritu Raman is the d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where her lab uses robotics and tissue engineering to treat muscle loss. She talks about light-activated muscle grafts, magnetic microparticles to control forces exerted on cells, and strategies for science communication. Featured Products and Resources: Register now for ISSCR 2024, happening July 10-13 in Hamburg, Germany. The Lab Coats & Life Podcast features conversations about useful soft skills, relevant trends, and important efforts from within the scientif ..read more
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Ep. 259: “Regenerative Neurobiology” Featuring Dr. Malin Parmar
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
2M ago
Guest: Dr. Malin Parmar is a Professor at Lund University and a New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Investigator. Her research aims to understand cell fate specification in the developing brain and in human neural progenitor cells using cell-based models of neuronal differentiation. She talks about using assembloids to model the dopaminergic system, direct reprogramming somatic cells into induced neurons, and developing ESC-derived dopamine progenitor cells to treat Parkinson’s disease. Featured Products and Resources: Submit your abstract for ISSCR 2024 before February 1 ..read more
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Ep. 258: “The Musculo-Skeletal Axis” Featuring Dr. Olivier Pourquié
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
2M ago
Guest: Dr. Olivier Pourquié is the Frank Burr Mallory Professor of Pathology and Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. His work focuses on the segmentation clock and the development of muscles and vertebrae. He talks about studying somitogenesis in vitro and his work on brown fat development. Featured Products and Resources: Register now for ISSCR 2024! Derive and expand with MyoCult-SF Expansion Medium. The Stem Cell Science Round Up A GENtoniK Cocktail – A small molecule cocktail accelerates the maturation of hPSC-derived neurons. Pancreatic ..read more
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Ep. 257: “Retinal Regeneration” Featuring Drs. Hwee Goon Tay and Beau Fenner
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
3M ago
Guests: Dr. Hwee Goon Tay is an Assistant Professor at the Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School and Dr. Beau Fenner is an Ophthalmologist at the Singapore National Eye Centre. Their work focuses on cell therapy for degenerative retinal diseases. They talk about strategies to slow degeneration and potentially restore vision. Featured Products and Resources: Enter to win up to $500 USD towards your registration fee for a cell and gene therapy conference. Explore STEMCELL Technologies’ resources on PSC quality. The Stem Cell Round Up A Hypoblast from hPSCs – Researchers use ..read more
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Ep. 256: “Epigenetics and Reprogramming” Featuring Dr. Jose Polo
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
4M ago
Guest: Dr. Jose Polo is a Professor of Epigenetics and the Director of the Centre for Epigenetics at the University of Adelaide. He is also a Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology at Monash University. His lab studies the transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that govern cell identity. He talks about his team’s work on cell fate, iBlastoids, and placental models for SARS-CoV-2. Featured Products and Resources: Enter to win up to $500 USD towards your registration fee for a cell and gene therapy conference. Explore STEMCELL Technologies’ resou ..read more
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Ep. 255: “Pathway to the Clinic” Featuring Drs. Stefan Irion and Viviane Tabar
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
4M ago
Guests: Dr. Stefan Irion is the Chief Scientific Officer of BlueRock Therapeutics and Dr. Viviane Tabar is the Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  In this special episode, recorded in front of a live audience in New York, they talk about their work on BlueRock’s clinical trial for bemdaneprocel — a stem cell-derived investigational cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease. They also discuss what’s next for cell therapy and diversity in science and in patients. Featured Products and Resources: Enter to win up to $500 USD towards your regist ..read more
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Ep. 254: “Muscle Regeneration” Featuring Dr. Helen Blau
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
5M ago
Guest: Dr. Helen Blau is the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation Professor and Director of the Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology at Stanford University. Dr. Blau’s research focuses on the basic molecular mechanisms of stem cells and muscle and their application to aging, regenerative medicine, and disease. Her lab aims to understand and apply biology to improve quality of life, and their current primary focus is on understanding the gerozyme 15-PGDH. She talks about the roles of NSAIDs and CD47 in muscle regeneration. She also discusses growing cultured meat ..read more
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Ep. 253: “Heart Failure Genes” Featuring Dr. Roger Foo
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by Patricia Thomson, The Stem Cell Podcast
5M ago
Guest: Dr. Roger Foo is the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Professor of Medicine and Head of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. His lab investigates the molecular mechanisms that regulate cardiac biology and disease. He talks about the genetics of heart disease and the roles of circular RNAs. Featured Products and Resources: Register for a live podcast recording with BlueRock Therapeutics in New York! Explore STEMCELL Technologies’ collection of technical videos and webinars on neurological disease modeling. The Stem Cell Science Round Up Kidney X ..read more
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