Tyler Wenzel
Dr. Tyler J. Wenzel (Twitter & Instagram: @TylerJWenzel, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjwenzel/), is an assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada). His expertise is on the derivation of central nervous system-related cell types from pluripotent stem cells, and how these technologies may be used to treat neurological disorders through non-invasive routes of administration. He is passionate about reproducible science, bioethics, science communication as well as health and workplace equity. Visit his lab's website: https://tylerjwenzel.com
Posts by: Tyler
Overcoming the limitations of allogeneic transplants to treat incurable diseases, TMM2023
Cell therapies that replenish a healthy cell niche have long been an attractive approach to treat a variety of diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, which are incurable and characterized by the loss of critical cell functions. The attractiveness of cell therapies is not unfounded, as many of these therapies have demonstrated promise in the initial […]
Promoting cell and gene therapies versus the risks of “scienceploitation”
Regenerative medicine, the biomedical field that includes the development of cell and gene therapies, is arguably the most exciting research discipline. I often reflect on how lucky I am to have found myself in this area of science. I am always excited to learn and talk about new research and, better yet, people within and […]