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.Andrew Moreno did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Jill Helms at Stanford University.Andrew Moreno in the lab. He … Continue reading Through their lens: Andrew Moreno gets inundated with information, and learns about tooth formation
Month: August 2013
Through their lens: Caroline Desler experiences the excitement and disapointment of medical research
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.Caroline Desler did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Julie Saba at Children's Hospital Oakland.Caroline Desler working in the … Continue reading Through their lens: Caroline Desler experiences the excitement and disapointment of medical research
Through their lens: Alfonso Barraza works on a Huntington’s disease therapy, learns the heartache of failed experiments
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.Alfonso Barraza did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Jan Nolta at the University of California, Davis.Alfonso Barraza working … Continue reading Through their lens: Alfonso Barraza works on a Huntington’s disease therapy, learns the heartache of failed experiments
Wall Street Journal video: Celgene CEO on how we know what stem cells are doing
In this blog we often discuss the fact that more often than not we do not yet know what type of stem cell is going to be the best one for treating any one disease. That has lead us to voice concern about commercial entities that promote many therapies using one cell type, which was … Continue reading Wall Street Journal video: Celgene CEO on how we know what stem cells are doing
Through their lens: Jacqueline Liu worked on a stem cell patch to repair hearts after heart attack
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.Jacqueline Liu did a stem cell research internship this summer in the laboratory of Gerhard Bauer at the University of California, Davis. Jacqueline Liu … Continue reading Through their lens: Jacqueline Liu worked on a stem cell patch to repair hearts after heart attack
Through their lens: Ariel Lowrey learns that research moves slowly
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. Ariel Lowrey with one of her mentors in Michelle Monje's lab at Stanford University. She submitted this photo to … Continue reading Through their lens: Ariel Lowrey learns that research moves slowly
A small bright spot in Egypt: 16-year-old student continues stem cell project
Being an avowed news junky has its down sides. On mornings like today when so much of the New York Times and the SF Chronicle are filled with details of the upheavals in the Middle East, reading multiple newspapers can get a little depressing. So, when I got to work I was shocked and pleased … Continue reading A small bright spot in Egypt: 16-year-old student continues stem cell project
Through their lens: Jeffrey Yu works on a cancer therapy, learns that science involves trial and error
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. Jeffrey Yu pipetting in the Clarke lab at Stanford. He submitted this photo to our #CIRMStemCellLab Instagram feedMy name … Continue reading Through their lens: Jeffrey Yu works on a cancer therapy, learns that science involves trial and error
Thirteen organizations issue joint patient advisory on unproven stem cell therapies
CIRM has always recognized that the hope of new stem cell therapies for people who need them hovers in a distant future. That makes patients who need treatment now susceptible to false promises from practitioners offering unproven and unregulated treatments. Some of those unproven treatments are even harmful. A few years ago we developed a … Continue reading Thirteen organizations issue joint patient advisory on unproven stem cell therapies
Through Their Lens: Christina Tebbe masters the art of brain slices
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 Tebbe is a Santa Barbara Senior High School student who is doing a stem cell research internship this summer … Continue reading Through Their Lens: Christina Tebbe masters the art of brain slices