by Stacey Johnson | Apr 19, 2013
. In this podcast titled “Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Innovative Stem Cell Therapies,” Dr. Armand Keating focuses specifically on the commercialization of mesenchymal stem cells (stromal cells). He has established the largest stem cell transplant...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Apr 16, 2013
. Last week I posted a summary of the first half of a full day Communications for Scientists workshop organized by the Stem Cell Network. This post picks up where I left off, with a description of a “Dragon’s Den” style pitch session intended to introduce trainees to...
by Lisa Willemse | Apr 12, 2013
Developmental biologists among you may be aware that voting in the Node’s image competition wrapped this week. Five wonderful images were in the running for the cover on a future issue of Development – and bragging rights, of course. I discovered the...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Apr 10, 2013
. If Edward Bulwer-Lytton were a biologist two centuries ago, he might have quipped that the pen is mightier than the pipette instead of immortalizing the sword in his expression. Yet phrases emphasizing the power of words have been around for nearly three thousand...
by Holly Wobma | Apr 9, 2013
“A Rat’s Past Lives, a Giraffe and Bull” depicts the interaction between the extracellular matrix and differentiated hematopoietic stem cells. Image by Elizabeth Cambridge from the Cells I See library . If you Google the term “stem cells”, you will...
by Stacey Johnson | Apr 5, 2013
How many university students can say they invented a product that people around the world will want to use? For that matter, how many people have ever invented a product that made it to the market?! Joe Landolina is CEO and Co-Founder of Suneris, Inc. and a student at...
by Ben Paylor | Apr 3, 2013
Why should stem cell researchers use Twitter? Powerful news aggregator/information filter Able to engage/converse with other attendees at conferences & meetings Increase traffic, discussion and citations of your papers Create professional networks and...
by Lisa Willemse | Mar 29, 2013
Last week we launched a new feature — Right Turn — to showcase the “lighter” side of regenerative medicine. Every Friday, we will be bringing you cartoons, photos, videos and other content that may be just as thought provoking as the written submissions...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 27, 2013
I’ve always had an interest in the science of bone marrow transplants, ever since my nephew, Simon, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia at the age of two. Although it was a traumatic time for his parents and extended family, the story has a happy ending. His...
by Patrick Blit | Mar 26, 2013
When I was a child, I would sit on my living room floor playing with my Lego set for hours on end. I recall building police cars, giant spaceships and all kinds of other amazing structures. My weekend mornings always began the same way: I would dump my box of Legos...
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