Archive for the ‘Profiles’ Category
The stem cell fraction
An interview with Till & McCulloch Award winner, Dr. Aaron Schimmer, whose paper, entitled “Inhibition of mitochondrial translation as a therapeutic strategy for human acute myeloid leukemia,” published in Cancer Cell, November 2011, was selected by committee as the most important stem cell publication by a Canadian in the past year. Dr. Schimmer will present the Award lecture…Read more
Inside the Sauvageau lab
One of the advantages of working in an admin office of an organization that funds stem cell research is that you tend to hear about what’s happening in labs all across the country. So when I heard that some interesting things were happening in the Guy Sauvageau lab, I decided to pay an overdue visit…Read more
The quest for eternal youth: Atwood v. Smith
by David Kent A prize-winning author sits down in an Edinburgh pub across from a world famous stem cell biologist. Together they begin to ponder mankind’s desire for eternal youth. Though it may sound like the first lines of a joke, it is the opening scene of a documentary film, supported by the UK’s Wellcome…Read more
A tribute to Ernest “Bun” McCulloch (1926-2011)
On January 20, 2011 Ernest (“Bun”) McCulloch passed away. Although Bun was known to the young generation of stem cell researchers only by reputation, for those of us who knew him “back then” he was an icon. “Back then” was the 60s and 70s when the group led by Bun McCulloch and Jim Till…Read more
Till and McCulloch inducted into Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
For those who follow this blog, you will no doubt know that we are great supporters of the work of Drs. Jim Till and Ernest McCulloch. So, we were thrilled to learn earlier this month that the “fathers of stem cell science” will be honoured today with an induction into the Canadian Science and Engineering…Read more
Fireside chat with Jim Till and Janet Rossant
What happens when two great scientists sit down for a one-on-one to talk about their work, their mentors and what motivates them? Yes, you get some great chemistry, but more than that, you get a fascinating look at the people and process behind the identification of stem cells and the first mouse grown in the…Read more
Stem cell science across the pond: organizations in the UK
After being spoiled with six years’ worth of camaraderie with the stem cell community in Canada via the Stem Cell Network’s annual meeting and countless other interactions, I recently made the journey from Connie Eaves’ lab in Vancouver to pursue post doctoral research at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research under Tony Green’s supervision. I…Read more
