The Stem Cell Podcast

Guest In this episode we discuss topics ranging from a chemical in vegetables that can destroy cancer stem cells, chewing gum to prevent signing a song over and over, the first report of germ line… The post Ep. 44: “Saratoga Stem Cell” Featuring Greg Smith, Christy Allen, Samantha Morris and Evangelos Kiskinis appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Megan Munsie and Dr. Mario D’Cruz discuss the launch of ISSCR’s new website “A Closer Look At Stem Cells” that aims to educate and empower people about stem cell biology and stem cell treatments. Resources… The post Ep. 43: “A Closer Look At Stem Cells” Featuring Dr. Megan Munsie and Dr. Mario D’Cruz appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Neuroscientist and stem cell pioneer Dr. Fred “Rusty” Gage, a professor at the Salk Institute where he discusses past, present, and future work of stem cells and neurogenesis. Resources and Links Too Much of… The post Ep. 42: “Neurogenesis” Featuring Dr. Fred Gage appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Eirini Papapetrou, an associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai where she discusses her work and latest paper on using stem cells to model blood diseases containing a chromosomal… The post Ep. 41: “Chromosomal Disorders” Featuring Dr. Eirini Papapetrou appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Our guest, world-renowned geneticist, Dr. Fred Alt from Harvard Medical School talks about his latest paper in Nature Biotechnology where he describes a novel method to detect off target effects of gene editing technology.… The post Ep. 40: “Gene Editing Mistakes” Featuring Dr. Frederick Alt appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Rhonda Newman to talk about her work in trying to figure out a better way to “de-stress” stem cells. Resources and Links Previously Unknown Effect of Vitamin A Identified – A previously unknown… The post Ep. 39: “Stressed Out Cells” Featuring Dr. Rhonda Newman appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Lorenz Studer is the founding director of the Sloan-Kettering Center for Stem Cell Biology a Member in the Developmental Biology Program and the Department of Neurosurgery and Professor in Neuroscience at Weill-Cornell Graduate… The post Ep. 38: Cell Transplant Therapy Featuring Dr. Lorenz Studer appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Christine Mummery joins us to discuss how stem cells are being used for heart disease. Resources and Links CDC Reports Current Flu Vaccine Effectiveness at 23 Percent This Season – A report published… The post Ep. 37: Repairing The Heart Featuring Dr. Christine Mummery appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest We talk to Dr. David Piper about disease model tools. Resources and Links Acute Immunomodulatory Effects of Binge Alcohol Ingestion – According to this article, alcohol can wreak havoc on your immune system from… The post Ep. 36: Disease Model Tools Featuring Dr. David Piper appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest From the lab of Michel Sadelain, Dr. Maria Themeli talks to us about her work using stem cells to create killer T cells to seek and destroy cancer cells. Resources and Links Fat Isn’t… The post Ep. 35: CART Therapies Featuring Dr. Maria Themeli appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest On this episode it’s just me and Yosif talking about a variety of hot papers with topics ranging from F-Class stem cells, wolves are better at math than dogs, the NFL is hating on stem… The post Ep. 34: 2014 Stem Cell Podcast Round Up appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Marius Wernig from Stanford University talks about his work with stem cells and his latest paper published in Science Translation on using iPCs to treat a serious skin disorder. Resources and Links How… The post Ep. 33: Skin Repair Featuring Dr. Marius Wernig appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Malin Parmar to talk about her latest paper in Cell Stem Cell regarding Parkinson’s disease. This paper is very important and made main stream news everywhere. Resources and Links CERN’s Large Hadron Collider… The post EP. 32: Parkinson’s Cell Therapy Featuring Dr. Malin Parmar appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Senior editor at Cell Stem Cell, Dr. Christina Lilliehook shares with us what goes on as an editor of a top tier science journal. In addition to a behind the scenes discussion, she also… The post Ep. 31: Cell Stem Cell Editor featuring Dr. Christina Lilliehook appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest In this episode we welcome Nobel Prize winning scientist, Dr. Harold Varmus. We talk with Dr. Varmus about a range of topics in the realm of biomedical research as a career and the state… The post Ep. 30: Nobel Conversation Featuring Dr. Harold Varmus appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Ginger Campbell, host of the brain science podcast, joins the SCP where we discuss her podcast and different “brainy” topics. We close the show ranting about the iPhone 6. Resources and Links Near-Death… The post Ep. 29: Brain Science Podcast Featuring Dr. Ginger Campbell appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest We bring on freelance science writer Karen Weintraub to discuss her recent piece in the New York Times on stem cells. We talk with her about the contents of her article and what she… The post Ep. 28: New York Times and Stem Cells Featuring Karen Weintraub appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Valentina Fossati from the New York Stem Cell Foundation, talks about her recent publication using iPSCs to generate the oligodendrocytes, the cells that myelinate neurons and its implications for multiple sclerosis. Resources and… The post Ep. 27: MS and Stem Cells Featuring Dr. Valentina Fossati appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Austin Smith from Cambridge UK is on the show to discuss his take on the world of all things pluripotency. We talk about his views on the ground state of pluripotency and how… The post Ep. 26: Pluripotency Network Featuring Dr. Austin Smith appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.

Guest Dr. Paul Knoepfler joins us to recap the STAP cell story in the light of the tragic death of Dr. Yoshiki Sasai. We also discuss a wide variety of topics related to publishing in… The post Ep. 25: STAP Recap Featuring Dr. Paul Knoepfler appeared first on Stem Cell Podcast.