StemCells@Lunch Digested

Helena is interested in the functional effects of genetic variation in human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). Her research combines computational and experimental methods in iPSC-based models to understand the cellular mechanisms that lead to rare human diseases.

Helena is a human geneticist who leads a research group at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. She is a MRC eMedLab career development fellow (www.emedlab.ac.uk) and holds an appointment also at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Helena received her PhD from the University of Helsinki, where she studied the genetic mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorders. She then transitioned to functional genomics, using diverse next-generation sequencing -based assays to study how DNA sequence variation influences different levels of gene regulation in human cells, first at the University of Geneva, and then at the EMBL-EBI. She joined the Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Initiative (www.hipsci.org) in 2014 and has since focused on the functional characterization of genetic variation in human iPS cells from hundreds of donors. The long-term goal of her research is to combine high-dimensional molecular data from iPSCs and iPSC-derived cell types with clinical data to comprehensively model the cellular mechanisms that lead to rare human diseases.

Helena is interested in the functional effects of genetic variation in human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC). Her research combines computational and experimental methods in iPSC-based models to understand the cellular mechanisms that lead to rare human diseases.

Helena is a human geneticist who leads a research group at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. She is a MRC eMedLab career development fellow (www.emedlab.ac.uk) and holds an appointment also at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Helena received her PhD from the University of Helsinki, where she studied the genetic mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorders. She then transitioned to functional genomics, using diverse next-generation sequencing -based assays to study how DNA sequence variation influences different levels of gene regulation in human cells, first at the University of Geneva, and then at the EMBL-EBI. She joined the Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Initiative (www.hipsci.org) in 2014 and has since focused on the functional characterization of genetic variation in human iPS cells from hundreds of donors. The long-term goal of her research is to combine high-dimensional molecular data from iPSCs and iPSC-derived cell types with clinical data to comprehensively model the cellular mechanisms that lead to rare human diseases.

Dr Rosalind Hannen, our today's interviewee at Stem Cells @lunch digested, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Blizard Institute in Queen Mary University of London. For any questions email us at [email protected]

Dr Rosalind Hannen, our today's interviewee at Stem Cells @lunch digested, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Blizard Institute in Queen Mary University of London. For any questions email us at [email protected]

Dr Shery Huang's group 'Biointerface', is driven by translational bioengineering research, focusing on 3D bioprinting/ biomicrofabrication, and developing biomimetic organ-on-chips for high throughput drug testing. If you would like to know more visit her webpage:http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/yysh2

Happy New Year from all of us at Stem Cells @lunch digested! If you have any questions just email: [email protected]

Dr Shery Huang's group 'Biointerface', is driven by translational bioengineering research, focusing on 3D bioprinting/ biomicrofabrication, and developing biomimetic organ-on-chips for high throughput drug testing. If you would like to know more visit her webpage:http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/yysh2

Happy New Year from all of us at Stem Cells @lunch digested! If you have any questions just email: [email protected]

In this episode of Stem Cells @lunch digested we interviewed Thea Stewart, a research Fellow in Metals Analysis and Bioimaging at King's College London. Thea is not only a great scientist but also a talented musician and we have a unique live performance ready for you, our listener, as an early Christmas gift! :)

In this episode of Stem Cells @lunch digested we interviewed Thea Stewart, a research Fellow in Metals Analysis and Bioimaging at King's College London. Thea is not only a great scientist but also a talented musician and we have a unique live performance ready for you, our listener, as an early Christmas gift! :)

This week on Stem Cells at Lunch we interviewed Dr Ravi Desai, the scientist behind the Making Lab at The Francis Crick Institute: https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/science-technology-platforms/making-lab/

If you have question or comments, drop as a line on [email protected]

This week on Stem Cells at Lunch we interviewed Dr Ravi Desai, the scientist behind the Making Lab at The Francis Crick Institute: https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/science-technology-platforms/making-lab/

If you have question or comments, drop as a line on [email protected]