Dr. Aileen Anderson is the Director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. Her lab investigates the role of inflammatory mechanisms in degeneration and regeneration in the injured central nervous system. She talks about cell therapy for spinal cord injury and how academic labs can collaborate with companies to move toward the clinic. She also discusses biomaterials to support axon regeneration.

Hypoimmune iPSCs in Non-Human Primates – Scientists validated a genetic method to block immune rejection of allogeneic cells in monkeys.

Digital Retinal Organoids – A multimodal atlas of retinal organoid development shows spatial interactions over time.

Skin Vascular Maturation – Researchers tracked neonatal endothelial cells to study how vasculature matures and maintains homeostasis in live mice.

Bovine Blastoids – Scientists generated bovine blastocyst-like structures by assembling bovine trophoblast stem cells and expanded potential stem cells.

Photo Reference: Courtesy of Dr. Aileen Anderson

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