Month: November 2013

Guest Post on the Future of Stem Cells: World Alliance Forum Meeting

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The World Alliance Forum held a really great meeting yesterday in SF about the future of stem cells. Below, Johnathon Anderson has a great guest post summarizing the meeting. The collective brain power in the room was pretty staggering. The meeting brought together stem cell leaders from academia, industry, startup incubators and funding agencies. The purpose …

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The funny list of phony & possible future stem cell journals

February 1, 2021 / By / 4 Comments
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Recently I posted a piece on a list of stem cell journals that is growing longer by the day. Below for fun I’ve made up some new names of stem cell journals possibly of the future. I’ve also in some cases included commentary. I have a feeling that some of these may become real in coming years …

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Puzzling Institute of Medicine stem cell workshop

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On November 18 in Washington, D.C. the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences will hold a workshop on stem cell therapies. The meeting  (agenda here) is also co-sponsored by ISSCR. I have some major concerns about this meeting. In principle and in a general sense, I believe this is the kind of meeting and …

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Why I do not believe in stem cells for autism today

February 1, 2021 / By / 7 Comments
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There is a critical need for treatments for children with autism. 2020 update: see this more recent post on my thinking on stem cells for autism. About a year ago I wrote about a clinical trial at Sutter Health in Sacramento that was approved by the FDA for stem cells for autism. At that time …

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TGIF: Craziest stem cell stories of the week

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I have to admit a small fascination for tabloid, wildly over the top stories about stem cells. Maybe it’s just that I need a good laugh to escape the black hole of academia at times even if only momentarily? Of course some crazy stem cell stories reflect actually dangerous situations for patients, but that doesn’t …

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Full page JAMA ad from FDA warns docs on foreign drugs

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I opened the most recent edition of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and found a striking full-page ad from the FDA. It’s unclear if this is the first ever such advertisement. I have been unable to find a similar one on the Internet at least. Has anyone seen such ads before? The JAMA …

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CIRM Presidential Search Committee Formed to Pick New Leader

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The current President of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), Dr. Alan Trounson, will be leaving the agency in the near future to have more time with his family back in Australia. As a result, CIRM will need a new President at a critical juncture in its history with only about 4 years of …

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STEM CELLS MEET PLAY DOH!

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Guest Post By Sai Vemula Space travel to Mars. Robot zoo. Nano-Sumo. 3D printers. Dissected squids. The Bay Area Science Festival, held this year in San Francisco this weekend, attracts more than 30,000 visitors each year, with parents and kids of all ages who are treated to over 150 interactive experiments and demonstrations ranging from chemical …

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Stem Cell Talk & Book Signing Tomorrow October 5 at Noon in Sacramento

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Tomorrow at lunch time I’ll be giving a talk on stem cells, taking questions, and signing copies of my new book, Stem Cells: An Insider’s Guide. The event will take place at Shriners Hospital for Children of Northern California in the 1st floor auditorium at noon. The address is 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817. …

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Denny Sanford gives $100 Million for UCSD Stem Cell Research

February 1, 2021 / By / 2 Comments

Philanthropist Denny Sanford has made huge contributions to advancing biomedical research including $70 million to the Sanford Burnham Institute in La Jolla and $30 million to the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine. Now Sanford has donated the whopping sum of $100 million to advance stem cell research at UCSD according to the San Diego Union Tribune …

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