Right Turn: Advanced Therapies Week 2022 from the personal to the big picture

by Stacey Johnson | Feb 4, 2022

Everything was a little different at this year’s (January 25-28) Advanced Therapies Week: from the new venue (Miami Beach Convention Centre), to the COVID-19 precautions, to one less track (stem cell talks were removed) and the replacement of the boat cruise...

Stem cells’ role in better understanding schizophrenia

by Guest | Jan 24, 2022

Parmin Sedigh is a 16-year-old who is passionate about stem cells, developmental biology, and science communication. She shares her love for the field by writing easy-to-understand articles on Medium and creating YouTube videos. She’s also the Director of Writing at...

Diabetes research in Canada: 100 years later

by Sara M. Nolte | Jan 18, 2022

  2021 marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin – a Canadian breakthrough that has saved the lives of countless people with diabetes. It seems only fitting that 100 years later, we take a moment to reflect on how far Canadian diabetes research has...

Unlocking stem cells’ full potential for treating multiple sclerosis – Highs, lows and future opportunities from OHRI’s MESEMS trial

by Tara Fernandez | Jan 13, 2022

Cells that are programmed to protect can sometimes go rogue, as is the case with multiple sclerosis, or MS. Overactive immune cells mistakenly target the tissues of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, igniting inflammatory flare-ups that destroy myelin, a fatty...

Right Turn: The most popular blogs in 2021

by Stacey Johnson | Jan 7, 2022

When I wrote last year’s post on popular blogs in 2020, I was really happy to be saying goodbye to a difficult year. I had such hopes for 2021! While the past year has been easier in some respects, Omicron let us all down and put a definite damper on our Decembers....

About tissue regeneration, fibroblasts and reindeer

by Elisa D'Arcangelo | Dec 27, 2021

In 2005, the Stem Cell Network inaugurated the Till & McCulloch Award to honour the important work of Canadian scientists Drs. James Till and Ernest McCulloch, for which the annual Till & McCulloch Meetings (TMM) are also named. This year’s TMM attendees had...

Bioethics workshop tackles key questions on clinical translation

by Guest | Dec 20, 2021

Kevin Robb is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto and University Health Network. His research is on the development of immunomodulatory cell-based therapies for osteoarthritis. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science, Honours Physiology...

Voting is officially open! Here are the nominees for Reader’s Choice 2021…

by Lyla El-Fayomi | Dec 17, 2021

Each of the following research stories are highlights selected from previous editions of “Regenerative Medicine News Under the Microscope.” Vote for the one that inspired you most this year! Vision science: Making organoids cry This story is nothing to...

Cardiovascular regeneration at TMM 2021

by Francesco Zangari | Dec 13, 2021

The 2021 Till & McCulloch Meetings (TMM) are where the heart is. More specifically, I am referring to the major advances in cardiovascular regenerative medicine presented during the Bioengineering Regeneration plenary session on the final day of the conference. It...

Regenerative medicine news under the microscope – November 2021

by Lyla El-Fayomi | Dec 7, 2021

“Regenerative medicine news under the microscope” is a monthly feature highlighting big stories in stem cell research. I will sample the latest and greatest findings in recent press and package them into a single post. This month, we open up the voting for “Reader’s...