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Perspectives on Vatican Stem Cell Meeting: CIRM, Embryonic & Adult Stem Cells

April 27, 2016 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Over the years, the Vatican has expressed interest and even invested money in the adult stem cell field. Not surprisingly, they’ve also been critical of embryonic stem cell research. Interestingly their own stem cell meetings have at times stimulated heated debate for various reasons and one was even cancelled with at least part of the reason related to […]

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List of Speakers for NAS Meeting on Human Gene Editing

October 1, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 4 Comments

Who will be speaking at the upcoming National Academy of Sciences (NAS) meeting on human gene editing? So far we haven’t known, but now we do (if you are eager to find out, skip to bottom of the post). The organizers of the meeting can be found here. Keep in mind that it is probable that

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Key Remaining Questions about STAP Cell Mess

September 24, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

The publication yesterday of two papers refuting the existence of so-called STAP cells marches us closer as a field toward closure on this unfortunate situation. Close, but not quite there. We know a lot more about what went happened, but 5 key questions remain. There is a chance that we may never get answers to

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New Nature papers debunk STAP cells

September 23, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

Today marks nearing the completion of a full circle for one of science’s biggest controversies: the STAP cell fiasco. Today STAP cells are completely refuted with the publication of two new papers in Nature and we know much more–with some notable gaps still–about what went wrong. STAP cells debunked In January of last year, an

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Researchers in China make genetically modified human embryos

April 22, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

Rumors have been flying for months that researchers in China and possibly elsewhere were shopping papers around at high-profile journals that reported gene editing and genetic modification of human embryos. Update: apparently this paper (HT to @JohnBorghi) was only reviewed for 2 days (see image at bottom of post), raising major concerns about the depth of

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The Scoop on Cool Next-Gen Stem Cell Conference

February 18, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

Dr. Christopher Fasano, principal investigator at the Neural Stem Cell Institute and creator and host of THE Stem Cell Podcast founded a unique stem cell meeting in 2013. In this short interview I find out about The Next-Gen Stem Cell Conference (to be held this year on May 6-7) and how it differs from the

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Woman grows nose tumor in spine after stem cell injection

July 8, 2014 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

Clare Wilson over at the NewScientist has reported the case of a woman given an experimental stem cell treatment in Portugal for a spinal cord injury who later developed a strange tumor consisting of nose tissue. I highly recommend going over to that site and reading her excellent article. What’s the deal with this case? The woman was

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What are VSELs and why are more clinics selling them?

July 24, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

One of the more controversial areas in the stem cell field has been over a stem cell type that only a handful of researchers have been able to find and study: very small embryonic-like stem cells or VSELs. These days some are calling them V-cells too. I’ve been getting an increasing number of questions from

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Delightful overview of ISSCR 2013 by guest blogger Dr. Susan Lim

June 20, 2013 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

By Dr. Susan Lim A record 4100 delegates attended the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), held at the Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston from 12-15 June 2013. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, the Meeting featured 7 Plenary sessions including a Presidential Symposium, 20 concurrent scientific

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