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Organ transplantation: Using biomaterials to prevent immune rejection
Samantha is a PhD student in the Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry department at the University of Toronto. She has previously investigated regeneration in a non-mammalian gecko model during an MSc program, and now currently combines stem cell biology and biomaterials to encapsulate and deliver therapeutic cells to the stroke-injured brain. Samantha became interested in […]
Gene Therapy To Treat HIV In Clinical Trial
John Farrell is a science and technology blogger for Forbes online. John was invited to cover proceedings at the 2015 Till & McCulloch Meetings and this is his second report. This blog also appears on Forbes and is reprinted here with permission. One of the more interesting developments I learned about at the recent Till-McCulloch […]
Rudolph, red noses and regeneration
Samantha Payne is a PhD student in the Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry department at the University of Toronto. She has previously investigated regeneration in a non-mammalian gecko model during an MSc program, and now currently combines stem cell biology and biomaterials to encapsulate and deliver therapeutic cells to the stroke-injured brain. Samantha became interested […]
Right Turn: The official Signals Gift Giving Guide
Emily Easto, communications specialist for the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM), is making her Signals debut here. If you like her list, we can probably coax her into making it a yearly offering. While publishing a gift guide so late in the year may seem like we’re cutting it awfully close, we thought […]



Stem cell community loses a treasured friend
Joe Sornberger is Director of Communications Programs for the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation and author of Dreams & Due Diligence: Till and McCulloch’s Stem Cell Discovery and Legacy. This post is published here with his permission. The stem cell community is mourning the loss of one of its most cherished champions, Andrew David Lyall. Mr. Lyall […]