The Susan G. Komen Foundation is an awesome organization. It has raised nearly $2 billion dollars in less than 2 decades for breast cancer research. It also has a variety of educational programs. This is an organization that has likely saved hundreds of women’s lives and I think will save thousands of lives through its …
Trying to understand the Catholic ban on the Komen Charity Read More »
U.S. Federal Judge Royce Lamberth dismissed the lawsuit of two self-proclaimed “adult stem cell” researchers against the government to block federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. (update: you may find a 2020 take on this whole saga to be of interest). Lamberth was the one who originally seemed to buy into the arguments of …
Judge Lamberth today issued a final ruling and dismissed the lawsuit by Jame Sherley against federal funding of ES cell research. This is a huge victory for science and for patients! While the plaintiffs can appeal to the Supreme Court, it seems increasingly unlikely they will succeed. A great day! Paul
I’m looking for an excellent postdoc to work in stem cell genomics in my lab. Candidates must have a Ph.D., an M.D., or both or be finishing up their doctoral work to receive a Ph.D. in the near future. They must have a record of strong publications in internationally recognized journals in the areas of …
Job Opening: Postdoc position in Stem Cell Genomics Read More »
This year’s World Stem Cell Summit is looking to be an amazing meeting and I highly recommend that you attend. By going you can learn a great deal about stem cells whether you are a stem cell scientists or not. But in addition, the Summit offers the opportunity to learn a lot more including about …
Many reasons why you should attend this year’s World Stem Cell Summit! Read More »
The Republican Party is really the “kill them all and let God sort them out” kind of party. Their latest craziness in the arena of science is toying with the notion of shutting down the NIH entirely or at least the ability of NIH to issue any new grants. So perhaps their new mantra is …
Kill them all and let God sort them out: what happens if the Republicans shut down NIH? Read More »
You can pick more than one in our poll on the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell) method that you prefer.
A year ago I did a post on scientific peer review and the dreaded Dr. No, but have things gotten any better? No. From everyone I have talked to, the answer would seem to be quite the contrary–things continue to move in the wrong direction. If you are not a scientist, but care about stem cell …
I Still Hate Your Paper: Dr. No and the Editors that are ruining Peer Review Read More »
After my post 2 months ago about the pressure I have received to stop doing this stem cell blog, I have been flooded with positive feedback (including by some of the top bigwigs in the stem cell field who chose to remain anonymous) and I have been inundated with questions. They had many different comments, …
Who wants to shut down this stem cell blog and why? Read More »
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