Aaliyah Staples-West didn’t originally envision becoming a stem cell researcher. As a student at San Diego State University, she admits that she sometimes struggled with reading protocols or finishing experiments on time. She also was originally studying chemistry, a very distinct scientific field from regenerative medicine. But when she saw a post on Instagram about … Continue reading How this scientist changed paths to become a stem cell researcher
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CIRM and QuintilesIMS Kick Off Accelerating Center to Help Stem Cell Therapies Soar
You wouldn’t ask a goldfish to take flying lessons, right? The chances of success would be slim. But in essence, that’s the predicament in which CIRM has found itself when asking top notch stem cell scientists to use the agency’s funding to carry their great cell therapy ideas into and through clinical trials. While these … Continue reading CIRM and QuintilesIMS Kick Off Accelerating Center to Help Stem Cell Therapies Soar
Super stem cell exhibit opens in San Diego
The best science museums are like playgrounds. They allow you to wander around, reading, watching and learning and being amazed as you go. It’s not just a feast for the mind; it’s also fun for the hands. You get to interact with and experience science, pushing buttons, pulling levers, watching balls drop and electricity spark. … Continue reading Super stem cell exhibit opens in San Diego
Regenerative Medicine Takes the Spotlight at this Year’s Largest Biotechnology Convention
It is time to take regenerative medicine seriously. The world’s most inclusive web site for listing clinical trials, clinicaltrials.gov, now has more than 4,000 stem cell trials posted. And the world’s largest biotechnology convention, BIO International, when it kicks off its 2014 edition in San Diego later this month, will include the first ever all-day … Continue reading Regenerative Medicine Takes the Spotlight at this Year’s Largest Biotechnology Convention
The Stem Cellar 