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Internal FDA Fighting on Sarepta Bad Omen for Stem Cell Oversight?

November 6, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 8 Comments

The FDA caused major controversy by approving the drug Exondys 51 from Sarepta Therapeutics for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy over the recommendations of a scientific panel it convened that had voted 7-3 against approval. Is this contentious Sarepta approval serve as a sign of how the FDA will deal with stem cells moving forward? Will the FDA approval, which …

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REGROW Act, Mark Kirk Lobbying & Contributions Yield Stem Cell Surprises

November 3, 2016 June 6, 2022 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

The money behind a piece of legislation can provide unique insights into the back story and this is definitely true for the REGROW Act that would reduce FDA oversight of the investigational use of stem cells in patients. Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois, who is facing probable defeat next week in his reelection bid according to …

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Samantha Yammine: Multiple filters for stem cell research at Canadian stem cell conference

November 1, 2016 December 22, 2023 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

By Samantha Yammine, PhD Candidate in Derek van der Kooy’s lab at the University of Toronto. See tweets live from #TMM2016 via @SamanthaZY here. Last week, 430 Canadian scientists, trainees, industry professionals, science communicators and international guests gathered in the picturesque ski town of Whistler, British Columbia for the annual Till & McCulloch meeting (TMM). …

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Giant Pumpkin Stem Cell Supplement Cream: Halloween Satire

October 31, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

We’ve bottled the power of giant pumpkin stem cell magic and are providing it to the world! Giant Pumpkin Stem Cell Elixir Anti-aging Supplement & Cream-In-OneTM is your ticket to a better life. What does this stem cell supplement do? It’s all good and huge! Celebrities are some of our biggest customers. Even if they …

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Our bodies, not our cells?

October 24, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 15 Comments

Do we own our cells? Do we have some intrinsic right to them once they are outside our bodies? One of the arguments I hear most often from physicians at stem cell clinics and some clinic patients is that patients have an inherent right to ownership and almost unlimited use of their own stem cells, but over …

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Sacramento Nervana stem cell clinic spreads to San Diego

October 21, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 10 Comments

It’s been an odd experience having a local stem cell clinic, called Nervana, here in Sacramento to watch in terms of how they handle things such as advertising. I’ve also heard quite a lot from people within our community asking about Nervana. Now the business is selling non-FDA approved stem cell therapies in San Diego …

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The car shopping analogy for evaluating stem cell clinics

October 19, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Patients contact me all the time these days asking about American stem cell clinics. The most common question boils down to “should I get a treatment at clinic X and what things should I think about in trying to make this decision?” I recommend checking out my stem cell treatment guide for patients. In addition, …

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Rick Perry’s Paid Board Position at Controversial Stem Cell Clinic Celltex

October 14, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

If you rewind the stem cell clock several years, the big news in the stem cell clinic arena was dominated for quite some time by a single stem cell clinic called Celltex in Texas in part because their most famous customer was Governor (at that time) Rick Perry. You can read the many past posts I’ve …

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DNA Ahead Game & More Struts Its Stuff

October 11, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Editor’s note: this is a guest post from Dr. Semenow on her new educational DNA game that also invokes stem cells. She has the remarkable distinction of having been the first woman who was a science Ph.D. student at Caltech. Stay tuned for my coming interview with her on her experiences in science. Her Kickstarter campaign …

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South Africa grapples with “illegal” stem cell experiment scandal

October 9, 2016 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

South Africa is facing a stem cell scandal related to what a health policy news outlet called Spotlight there characterizes as illegal experiments by ReGenesis Biotechnologies, the company at the heart of the controversy. It had a contract with a governmental health provider agency, now apparently suspended. The report begins this way: “The Medicines Control Council …

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