This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Christina Ren is a junior at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. She works in the lab of Dr. Ching-Cheng Chen in the … Continue reading Through their lens: Christina Ren values City of Hope’s patient-centered philosophy
Day: August 28, 2013
Blood vessels cells go with the flow
Harvard scientists have grown the cells that line blood vessels, called vascular endothelial cells, from embryonic-like reprogrammed stem cells. (These are the stem cells generated from adult tissues like skin, also called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs).This wouldn't be a big deal--after all the whole point of these cells is that they can form … Continue reading Blood vessels cells go with the flow
Through their lens: Michelle Tran learns programming languages to solve biological problems
This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.Michelle Tran is an incoming senior at the Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. From a young age, she always had a great … Continue reading Through their lens: Michelle Tran learns programming languages to solve biological problems
The Stem Cellar 