After opening sessions at the World Stem Cell Summit in which speakers talked about rapid progress toward moving stem cell therapies to the clinic, Michael West, CEO of BioTime offered a reminder that there are a lot of fundamental questions about stem cells that remain unanswered.He described the difficulty researchers often have even fully defining … Continue reading Mapping steps in the developing an embryo to speed stem cell research

For many years now we’ve been hearing about the potential of stem cells to treat diseases and disorders. So it was entirely appropriate that one of the opening sessions at the World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego focused on ways that stem cells are transforming medicine right now. This was very much a case … Continue reading How stem cells are transforming medicine

Jeffrey Bartlett of Calimmune discussed the company's CIRM-funded clinical trial testing a stem cell therapy for  HIV/AIDSFor many years we've been talking optimistically about stem cell therapies in the future. But last night we hosted a public forum as part of the World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego where we heard from several of … Continue reading Breakthroughs kick off the World Stem Cell Summit

Champions come in many different shapes and sizes and excel in many different arenas, from sports and the arts to human rights. But regardless of the arena they are in champions all have one thing in common, a desire to fight for something they truly believe in, and to keep fighting to overcome any obstacle … Continue reading How to become a Stem Cell Champion