Samantha Payne
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 scientific communication as a means to combine her love of writing and science to share exciting scientific discoveries to a broader community. Follow Samantha on Twitter @samantha_lpayne
Posts by: Samantha
Growing pains for the regenerative medicine industry
This blog is part of the third annual Signals blog carnival, in which multiple bloggers write about one topic that are then posted simultaneously, exposing readers to a variety of perspectives on a single topic in a unique and interesting format. You can read about what other bloggers have to say about this topic by […]
It’s electrifying! Cell reprogramming using electromagnetic fields
The ability to revert a terminally differentiated, somatic cell back to a pluripotent stem cell state has been of incalculable value to researchers since its discovery in 2006. In recent years, researchers have modified this technique by cutting out a step, allowing somatic cells to be directly reprogrammed into a new somatic cell type without […]
Adapting the language of computers for regenerative medicine
In many regenerative medicine strategies, we know that one strategy is usually not enough. Stimulating regeneration in any tissue is a complex, multifaceted problem involving the coordination of many biological signals. Yet what if we could deliver a therapeutic, like a drug or cells, to the body in such a precisely controlled manner that we […]
Building a bridge for brain repair
The brain is one of the most complex and delicate organs of the body, with very little capacity to regenerate itself. As such, any disease or injury it sustains is a challenge for regenerative medicine researchers to design effective strategies. Therapeutics need to be minimally invasive so the brain is not damaged further, and they […]
The roots of regeneration
The study of how organisms evolved and diversified, called phylogeny (phylo = race or kind and gene = origin), may bring up memories of sitting in biology class looking at elaborate tree-shaped diagrams and incomprehensible latin labels. But there is so much more to it. If we take a closer look, it becomes clear that phylogenetics can be […]
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