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. Charlotte Hayward is a Santa Barbara High School student who is doing a stem cell research internship this summer in … Continue reading Through their lens: Charlotte Hayward has brains on her mind, and her face
Month: August 2013
New method of gene repair developed for gene therapy and stem cell therapy combination treatments
Photo credit: HDBuzzResearchers have found a new way to snip and edit defective genes using pluripotent stem cells and a DNA-slicing protein from a bacteria that causes meningitis. The study, published earlier this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was a collaboration between researchers from UC Santa Barbara, The University of … Continue reading New method of gene repair developed for gene therapy and stem cell therapy combination treatments
“Scary G” and the future of stem cell research
Just a few of the Creativity Program students - with Mani Vessal, PhD in the middle (he's the one with the suit and tie) It’s quite inspiring to find yourself in a room with a group of people who have just found their calling in life and are excited about it. You can’t help but … Continue reading “Scary G” and the future of stem cell research
"Scary G" and the future of stem cell research
Just a few of the Creativity Program students - with Mani Vessal, PhD in the middle (he's the one with the suit and tie) It’s quite inspiring to find yourself in a room with a group of people who have just found their calling in life and are excited about it. You can’t help but … Continue reading "Scary G" and the future of stem cell research
Through their lens: Yimin Yang learns how to unlock the secrets of HIV
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. Yimin Yang worked in the lab of Drs. Anderson and Sharlie Barclay at the UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures. … Continue reading Through their lens: Yimin Yang learns how to unlock the secrets of HIV
Huffington Post documents the “Dark Age for Science”
Labs are facing closure because of NIH budget cuts In the past few months we have written a few times about the impact the federal budget cuts known as the sequestration are having on medical research. Those posts are here.Today the Huffington Post did a good — and depressing — job of showing the impact … Continue reading Huffington Post documents the “Dark Age for Science”
Through Their Lens: Maya Varma’s First Laboratory Experience a Life-Changing Experience
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. Maya Varma worked in the lab of Dr. Gerhard Bauer at the UC Davis Institute of Regenerative Cures. Bauer directs … Continue reading Through Their Lens: Maya Varma’s First Laboratory Experience a Life-Changing Experience
Through their lens: Charmaine Chan gets a glimpse at her future
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. Charmaine Chan worked in the lab of Dr. Robert Ryan, Children's Hospital of Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) I enjoyed a … Continue reading Through their lens: Charmaine Chan gets a glimpse at her future
Heart rebuilt with stem cells learns to beat again
Mouse heart muscle precursor cells created from embryonic stem cells at the Gladstone Institutes in the lab of Bruce Conklin. The past few months we have written about two themes emerging in stem cell science: neighborhood matters when you want to get a stem cell to grow up into a functional adult; and the best … Continue reading Heart rebuilt with stem cells learns to beat again
Through their lens: Bryan Ruiz has a once-in-a-lifetime experience with two genes
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. Bryan Ruiz worked in the lab of Dr. Qi-Long Ying at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine … Continue reading Through their lens: Bryan Ruiz has a once-in-a-lifetime experience with two genes
The Stem Cellar 