For about half an hour, Marguerite Casillas broke the spell cast by speakers discussing transcription factors, recombinant DNA, and other scientific breakthroughs. She reminded an audience of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral scientists at a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) trainee networking conference what their work is ultimately about. "Behind every sample, every data point is a … Continue reading Marguerite Casillas gives patients a voice to make science stronger