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Ep. 248: “Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering” Featuring Dr. Nathaniel Huebsch Aug 08, 2023

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Dr. Nathaniel Huebsch is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. His lab focuses on understanding how mechanical cues originating at cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix contacts influence signaling and fate. They are especially interested in how those cues affect heart development and disease. He talks about cardiac models and cardiomyocyte maturity.

Ep. 247: “Neurological Disorders” Featuring Dr. Thomas Durcan Jul 25, 2023

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Dr. Thomas Durcan is an Associate Professor and Director of the Early Drug Discovery Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute. He oversees a team of 40+ research staff and students, committed to applying patient-derived stem cells towards the development of phenotypic discovery assays and 3D neuronal organoid models for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. He talks about modeling sporadic ALS in a dish, partnering with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and promoting open science.

ISSCR 2023: On the Ground Jul 11, 2023

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In June 2023, we attended ISSCR 2023, the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, in Boston. We spoke with delegates about their research and impressions of the meeting, including their reasons for attending, what they were most looking forward to, and the most memorable research presented.

Ep. 245: “Cellular Diversity” Featuring Dr. Thomas Zwaka Jun 27, 2023

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Dr. Thomas Zwaka is the Director of the Huffington Center for Cell-Based Research in Parkinson's Disease and a Professor of Regenerative and Developmental Biology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His research focuses on fundamental questions surrounding stem cell biology, including how to reverse the process of differentiation and “re-program” any given cell type into a pluripotent stem cell.

ISSCR 2023: Day 4 Jun 18, 2023

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In June 2023, Daylon and Arun attended the International for Stem Cell Research's (ISSCR) annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the final day of the meeting.

ISSCR 2023: Day 3 Jun 17, 2023

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ISSCR 2023: Day 2 Jun 16, 2023

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In June 2023, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the second day of the meeting.

ISSCR 2023: Day 1 Jun 15, 2023

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In June 2023, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research's (ISSCR) annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the first day of the meeting. They discuss the pre-meeting workshops, including Arun's own talk on stem cell research in space, as well as highlights from the morning's focus sessions and innovation showcases. They also dive into the Presidential Symposium and the new technologies presented in Plenary II.

Ep. 244: “The Mammalian Lung” Featuring Dr. Emma Rawlins Jun 13, 2023

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Dr. Emma Rawlins is a Senior Group Leader at the Gurdon Institute in the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. She talks about modeling fetal lung development using organoids, using single-cell RNA sequencing to create a human lung fetal atlas, and her advice to trainees to follow their hearts.

Ep. 243: “Ethics and Policy” Featuring Dr. Insoo Hyun May 30, 2023

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Dr. Insoo Hyun is the Director of the Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning at the Museum of Science in Boston, and a Member of the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. He talks about embryo models for early development, his work on the ISSCR's guidelines for stem cell research, and advances in reproductive medicine.

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