There are a wide range of opinions on the future awaiting Texas stem cell clinic, Celltex, most famous for treating Rick Perry with stem cells and now for its FDA audit report. Vote in our poll above.
Celltex is that adult stem cell company that treated Governor Perry and upwards of 80 other people with stem cell products that they grew in their lab in Texas. I wonder what the leadership of Celltex is thinking right now about its FDA audit, their future, and that pesky professor/blogger in California…what’s his name? I …
I’m discussing the seamier side of science in a seven part series on what I call scientific sinning or the “seven sins of scientists”. The first four pieces in this series really stoked a great deal of interest and debate, covering Failure to Cite, Paper or grant killing, Need for Speed, and hype. Today in the fifth installment …
Celltex has issued a press release (PR), entitled “Company Pioneering Regenerative Medicine Services Invited FDA to Inspect Lab” on their FDA audit in response to the reaction in the media and stem cell community about it. I view this PR as a step in the right direction–more openness! There is a lot of info in …
It’s only Wednesday and it’s already been a big, bumpy week for Texas stem cell company, Celltex. On Monday, the FDA report of their two-week visit to/audit of Celltex became public thanks to the efforts of Dr. Leigh Turner and Houston Chronicle reporter, Todd Ackerman. Now there is more complicated news for the company. A …
Stem cells play a prominent role in the new Spiderman movie, The Amazing Spider Man. Emma Stone, one of the stars of the movie, is very excited about stem cell research as I posted earlier where I invited her to intern in my lab. Here is an actual long preview clip of the new movie …
More on the role of stem cells in new Spiderman movie and very long, preview clip Read More »
The upcoming movie The Amazing Spider-Man with Emma Stone looks to be pretty cool and I’m not even a fan of Spider-Man. However, making me even more interested in it are the rumors that stem cells are part of the plot. Some folks view stem cells as superheroes able to cure almost anything including COVID-19, but …
Emma Stone dishes on spiderman and stem cells: very cool! Read More »
Medulloblastoma is the most common pediatric brain tumor. However, treatments for children who are diagnosed with so-called medullos have not evolved much over the years and are largely similar to treatments given to adults for other brain tumors. One frequent event in certain medullos is amplification of two members of the MYC family of oncogenes …
New medulloblastoma paper suggests novel avenues to treat this childhood cancer Read More »
The big news yesterday was that the FDA report on its audit of Celltex went public and the report was a laundry list of FDA concerns. However, another very surprising and significant element of the story went largely unnoticed. I’m talking about Governor Rick Perry’s reaction to the story. Rick Perry was asked to comment …
Gov Perry distances himself from Celltex, clinic that gave him stem cell transplant Read More »
As I first reported, the FDA conducted a two-week audit of Texas adult stem cell firm, Celltex, sometime in April. Today I received a copy of the so-called “483 report” of that audit. It is basically a summary of problematic issues that the FDA says need to addressed. The FDA report is cause for some …
Surprising FDA audit report of Celltex a blow to dubious stem cell clinics Read More »