Stacey Johnson
Stacey Johnson is the editor of Signals and a contributor. For 25 years, Stacey has been providing strategic communications counsel to government, corporate, technology and health organizations. She began her career at the CTV Television Network and then moved to Hill & Knowlton Canada where she advised clients in a variety of industries and sectors. Stacey is the Vice President, Communications and Marketing for CCRM, a leader in developing and commercializing regenerative medicine-based technologies and cell and gene therapies. She has a Master's degree in Public Relations. You can follow her on Twitter @msstaceyerin.
Posts by: Stacey
Right Turn: The wait is over
For nearly 2 million people, the restless nights, anxious days, over-caffeinated spiral is almost over. On April 14th, Orphan Black returns with its fourth season. A few Christmases ago, I compiled a list of television shows and movies that feature stem cells in a leading or supporting role. At the time, I referred to Orphan […]
Right Turn: Coming at you from a beach down south
We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! teachers! leave the kids alone! All in all it’s just another brick in the wall. All in all you’re just another brick in the wall. Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in The Wall,” […]
Right Turn: Hurray for tissue engineering!
Tissue engineering is a key part of regenerative medicine (RM), but it sometimes feels like the poor cousin of stem cells. The Jan to big sister Marcia. That won’t be the case at the upcoming 10th World Biomaterials Congress (WBC2016), happening May 17-22 in Montreal, Quebec. It’s been 20 years since this event was held […]
Right Turn: Bio-hybrid device mimics kidney to remove need for dialysis
Last week, I wrote about Dr. Leon Bellan’s creative solution to engineering artificial blood vessels for lab-grown organs: cotton candy! As much as I was impressed with his out-of-the-box thinking, I also really liked the excellent video produced by Vanderbilt University (VU), where Dr. Bellan runs his lab. So I went hunting for other VU […]
Right Turn: Sugary solution to scientific pickle
Whether you call it cotton candy, candy floss or the original name for it “fairy floss,” I’m going to assume you’ve never called it “a tool for creating artificial blood vessels.” (Too long and not very appetizing.) Nevertheless, Dr. Leon Bellan, Vanderbilt University, is using it in exactly that way as a solution for making […]
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