by Sara M. Nolte | Apr 18, 2023
One of the major limitations of using stem cell donors is the challenge of finding an adequate match, which is why I always get excited about therapies that use a patient’s own tissue. But why is the issue of a “match” such a big deal? You may have come across terms...
by Cal Strode | Mar 29, 2023
Few people have made bigger contributions to the Canadian regenerative medicine ecosystem than Dr. Peter Zandstra. He is co-founder of two companies advancing cutting-edge biotechnologies for therapeutic use (Notch Therapeutics and ExCellThera, both of which are...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 17, 2023
Toronto, Canada’s Tak Mak, OC, OOnt, FRS, FRSC, has won the prestigious Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research, valued at US$100,000. Dr. Mak, who has his lab at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PMCC), is...
by Sara M. Nolte | Jan 19, 2023
While you all know me as a writer for Signals, I actually spend most of time working clinically. When wearing my health-care provider hat as a physician assistant in orthopaedics, I’m often asked about the use of stem cell therapy for the treatment of arthritis....
by Kevin Robb | Oct 14, 2022
My heart is pounding, and my islets are secreting. Maybe it’s my fifth cup of sugary coffee kicking in, or maybe they’ve been inspired by the plenary session I’m recalling. While the former is more likely, I toy with the idea of the latter. In the “Clinical...
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