by Ubaka Ogbogu | Dec 16, 2010
Chris Kamel’s recent post on chemically derived transcription factors for iPS cell production is very exciting for a variety of non-scientific reasons. Most notably, the innovative procedure and future improvements are likely to ease ethical, safety and legal concerns...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Dec 14, 2010
One of the biggest choices graduate students and post-doctoral fellow face is whether to stay in academia or go into the business world. But what if the two weren’t really that different? Traditional advice about running a successful academic research group...
by Chris Kamel | Dec 9, 2010
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are generally created by the expression of a small number of key genes to reprogram adult cells into an undifferentiated, pluripotent state. Because some of the transcription factors used for reprogramming are oncogenes, as well as...
by David Kent | Dec 7, 2010
My last post was mostly centred on the lack of openness displayed by a growing number of scientists, but failed to comment on the wonderful array of findings that were presented by world leaders in stem cell biology. The Royal Society Meeting that took place in...
by Stem Cell Network | Dec 1, 2010
Of all the projects we run out of our small admin office, certainly one of the more visually compelling is the Cells I See art contest. As a side event at the Network’s scientific meeting, Cells I See usually elicits a great deal of buzz, as conference attendees...
by Michelle Ly | Nov 29, 2010
I was having my bathroom renovated a few months ago and got into a discussion with my contractor about work. I mentioned that I had done some work with the BC Cancer Research Centre and other biomedical research institutes. His comment was, “Cancer research? So do you...
by Stem Cell Network | Nov 29, 2010
If you didn’t have the chance to attend the Stem Cell Network’s scientific meeting in Calgary last week, you can get first hand accounts of the best the conference had to offer. If you were there, then there’s nothing wrong with experiencing it...
by Stem Cell Network | Nov 24, 2010
There’s been all sorts of fun so far at the Stem Cell Network’s 2010 Scientific Meeting, and we’ve been talking to a few of the attendees about what their thoughts are on what’s happened so far. Late on day two, we spoke with Kevin Wang of...
by Stem Cell Network | Nov 23, 2010
It may be cold in Calgary but there’s plenty of warmth and amicable conversation at the Stem Cell Network annual meeting. Day 1 opened with an afternoon plenary featuring some impressive talks. Peter Lansdorp of the BC Cancer Agency gave an overview of his...
by Chris Kamel | Nov 20, 2010
Because of some vocal opposition, stem cell research is no stranger to controversy. Usually this comes in the form of protests or government lobbying, but Nature News is reporting the story of a group that is trying to discredit the scientists themselves. The...
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