Leslie Thompson, PhD

UCI Series: "Women in Science" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 36322]

Ralph Kern MD MHSc

Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36320]

In 2012, Alysia Vaccaro's newborn daughter, Evie was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Children with SCID lack a functioning immune system so even a simple cold can be fatal. After hearing about a potential gene therapy developed by Dr. Don Kohn at UCLA, Vaccaro enrolled Evie in a clinical trial. Today, Evie is a thriving 8 year old with a healthy immune system. Vaccaro shares a bit of Evie's journey and the impact that stem cell research has had on their family. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36431]

John A. Zaia, MD

City of Hope

Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36315]

Michael A. Matthay, MD

UC San Francisco

Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36316]

Xiang Dong Fu, PhD shares the findings of his paper published in the June 24, 2020 issue of Nature. By investigating a strategy to directly convert astrocytes to dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra, the research shows a potentially powerful and clinically feasible approach to treating neurodegeneration by replacing lost neurons. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36179]

Irene Litvan, MD; Don Cleveland, PhD; and David Higgins, PhD, discuss the next generation of treatments for Parkinson's Disease and offer a patient's perspective in this conversation on the cutting edge stem cell research. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36076]

Bradley R. Cairns, PhD, discusses his lab's work creating a transcriptional cell atlas of the developing human testis during puberty, revealing dramatic developmental changes in both germ and somatic niche cell lineages. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 35452]

Biological anthropologist Katerina Semendeferi describes how the human brain's extraordinary powers of social cognition may predispose only humans to conditions like autism and how she aids the search for the neurophysiology underlying these conditions. Series: "Women in Science" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 34330]

A short summary of one of Discover Magazine's top-ten most significant science achievements of 2019 - the discovery of complex neural signals emerging in brain organoids by Alysson Muotri's lab at UC San Diego's Stem Cell Program. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Science] [Show ID: 35392]