Periodically we do updates on the iPS cell field and now seems like a good time. Where do things stand? Here’s my top 5 list of action items for the iPS cell field in the coming year. 5.) Methods on the brain. A significant fraction, some would argue too high a fraction, of iPS cell …
Recently I polled my readers on how they make iPS cells and what the best method is in their opinion. The surprising results to date are above. The first thing that is striking is how dominant the Yamanaka method remains after 5 years. Despite scads of papers reporting new methods that are supposedly better in …
Texas Republican Governor, an opponent of Embryonic Stem (ES) cell research, has reportedly undergone an experimental procedure on his spine involving autologous transplantation of adult stem cells taken from his hip. The procedure, which is not FDA approved and costs tens of thousands of dollars, has no proven track record of success according to The …
Tex Guv Perry Gets Stem Cell Treatment: what if ES cells were his only hope? Read More »
Science Magazine has a new venture called ScienceLive that they say will “bring our readers in touch with prominent scientists on a weekly basis so they can ask questions on the hottest topics in science.” Sounds pretty cool to me. This week’s topic for ScienceLive is the future of stem cells featuring Hank Greely and …
New Outreach Effort by Science Magazine: this week’s live topic–stem cells Read More »
Sometime later today President Obama will sign a bill to raise the debt ceiling, preventing America from defaulting, which would have been a disaster. However, the bill is in it of itself a disaster and a failure on the part of President Obama, someone who in general that I strongly support. What does all this …
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 »