StemCells@Lunch Digested

Prof Janet Rossant, Senior Scientist on the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, Chief of Research Emeritus at the SickKids Research Institute, President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation and Professor in the Departments of Molecular Genetics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Toronto, is interviewed by PhD student Geraldine Jowett. Janet discusses her work characterising embryonic development and applying this to generate stem cell models. She talks about the importance of the terminology and language used surrounding embryo research, as well as how her lab is contributing to the COVID response.

For more information on Janet's research follow this link:

https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/rossant/

Prof Janet Rossant, Senior Scientist on the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, Chief of Research Emeritus at the SickKids Research Institute, President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation and Professor in the Departments of Molecular Genetics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Toronto, is interviewed by PhD student Geraldine Jowett. Janet discusses her work characterising embryonic development and applying this to generate stem cell models. She talks about the importance of the terminology and language used surrounding embryo research, as well as how her lab is contributing to the COVID response.

For more information on Janet's research follow this link:

https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/rossant/

"It’s a mindset."

Prof Olivier Pourquié, Professor of Pathology and Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, is interviewed by PhD student Ella Hubber. Olivier breaks down how spinal vertebrae are formed in the embryo through a “segmentation clock” and how understanding this is relevant to human disease. He also talks about the significant changes in developmental biology over the course of his career.

For more information on Olivier's research follow this link:

https://hsci.harvard.edu/people/olivier-pourqui%C3%A9-phd

"It’s a mindset."

Prof Olivier Pourquié, Professor of Pathology and Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, is interviewed by PhD student Ella Hubber. Olivier breaks down how spinal vertebrae are formed in the embryo through a “segmentation clock” and how understanding this is relevant to human disease. He also talks about the significant changes in developmental biology over the course of his career.

For more information on Olivier's research follow this link:

https://hsci.harvard.edu/people/olivier-pourqui%C3%A9-phd

Prof Cristina Lo Celso, Professor of Stem Cell Biology and group leader at Imperial College London, is interviewed by PhD student Elena Drudi. Cristina discusses her work visualising blood stem cells and determining the factors that control their function, to better understand mechanisms underlying blood based cancers. She also talks about her career progression and the importance for her of travelling between countries.

For more information on Cristina's research follow this link:

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/c.lo-celso

Prof Cristina Lo Celso, Professor of Stem Cell Biology and group leader at Imperial College London, is interviewed by PhD student Elena Drudi. Cristina discusses her work visualising blood stem cells and determining the factors that control their function, to better understand mechanisms underlying blood based cancers. She also talks about her career progression and the importance for her of travelling between countries.

For more information on Cristina's research follow this link:

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/c.lo-celso

We return this week to an episode recorded during lockdown.

Dr Ivo Lieberam, Senior Lecturer and group leader at the Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at King's College London, is interviewed by PhD student Eva Hamrud. Ivo discusses his work on generating neuromuscular models in a dish that can be used to understand neuromuscular diseases and screen novel therapies. He also discusses his long term aim to generate technologies, such as light controlled medical devices and biorobots, that could be used in the future to treat a range of diseases.

For more information on Ivo's research follow this link:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/gmm/departments/stemcells/people/dr-ivo-lieberam

We return this week to an episode recorded during lockdown.

Dr Ivo Lieberam, Senior Lecturer and group leader at the Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at King's College London, is interviewed by PhD student Eva Hamrud. Ivo discusses his work on generating neuromuscular models in a dish that can be used to understand neuromuscular diseases and screen novel therapies. He also discusses his long term aim to generate technologies, such as light controlled medical devices and biorobots, that could be used in the future to treat a range of diseases.

For more information on Ivo's research follow this link:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/gmm/departments/stemcells/people/dr-ivo-lieberam

We return this week with an episode recorded during lockdown.

Dr Francesca Spagnoli, Group Leader at the Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at King's College London, is interviewed by PhD student Teodora Manea. Francesca discusses her group's research on understanding how pancreatic beta cells communicate with their environment and the possibility of converting liver cells to pancreas cells, with the aim of applying this to cell replacement therapies in the treatment of diabetes. She also talks about studying mouse and human pancreatic development and learning from a comparative approach.

For more on Francesca's research, follow this link: https://www.spagnolilab.org/

We return this week with an episode recorded during lockdown.

Dr Francesca Spagnoli, Group Leader at the Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at King's College London, is interviewed by PhD student Teodora Manea. Francesca discusses her group's research on understanding how pancreatic beta cells communicate with their environment and the possibility of converting liver cells to pancreas cells, with the aim of applying this to cell replacement therapies in the treatment of diabetes. She also talks about studying mouse and human pancreatic development and learning from a comparative approach.

For more on Francesca's research, follow this link: https://www.spagnolilab.org/