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Nita Farahany Interview on Human Germline Modification: Defining A Road Forward

July 28, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

The topic of heritable human genetic modification has been heating up recently. Prominent scientists, ethicists, and legal scholars have being weighing in, and there is a range of attitudes. Some favor a complete, moratorium including even lab work, while on the other end of the spectrum there are those who have a more liberal perspective. Many […]

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More info on Bart Starr unproven clinic stem cell treatment

July 22, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 10 Comments

Both current and former professional sports stars are lining up to get stem cell “treatments” of various kinds for all sorts of injuries and medical conditions including now Bart Starr. The aging stars who have received stem cell interventions include former San Francisco 49ers quarterback John Brodie (age 79) and more recently hockey legend, Gordie

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What countries are ‘punching above their weight’ in stem cell space?

July 21, 2015 / Heather Main / 5 Comments

What countries are doing disproportionately well given their size on their stem cell research? When reading through the ISSCR 2015 program you can understand why everyone wants to go to the US for their postdoc as it seems like most of the work being presented is US-based. In fact, this is more than true with

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Stem cell mistaken identity: who are you?

July 19, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

One of the biggest issues in the world of cellular medicine and also in cellular research is one of mistaken identity. I’m talking about scientists, doctors, or others thinking that their cells are one type (say type X) when in reality the cells are something else (say type Y). Or maybe the cells are some mixture

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Masayo Takahashi (高橋政代) on IPSC Trial for Vision

July 7, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 9 Comments

Masayo Takahashi (高橋政代) on IPSC Trial for Macular Degeneration By Michael Cea Stem Cell Analyst & Advocate (editor’s note: piece was originally posted on Michael’s blog here; follow Michael on Twitter @msemporda) Masayo Takahashi interview Having followed closely the developments in programs using pluripotent based therapeutics I was fortunate during ISSCR2015 to have the opportunity to

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Interview with transhumanism leader Maria Konovalenko

July 6, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 21 Comments

The transhumanism movement has been garnering attention lately for a variety of views including embracing aspects of heritable human genetic modification. Earlier this year I interviewed geneticist and transhumanist, George Church. In this post I interview molecular biophysicist and transhumanist Maria Konovalenko. She is the program coordinator at the Science for Life Extension Foundation. In

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Monday morning musings: stocks, ISSCR, grants, CRISPR, New Book

June 29, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 5 Comments

What’s on your mind on this Monday morning and are you caffeinated enough yet? Depending on where you live it may even be time for dinner, bed, or already early Tuesday. Here are some Monday musings… To get safe and effective stem cell treatments to patients in a responsible, compliant manner you need commercial efforts

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Insider Trends on Stem Cells to Look Out for at ISSCR 2015 Stockholm

June 24, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 3 Comments

The annual ISSCR meeting has started in Stockholm. This is always a great annual meeting both for the science and for connecting with people including new friends and colleagues as well as old friends. Another element to the meeting is the insider conversations in the halls, restaurants, and bars that tell a behind the scenes

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Muddier stem cell waters: Stemedica teams up with UCSD doc?

June 21, 2015 / Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 6 Comments

Stemedica announced it is teaming up with UC San Diego (UCSD) to do stem cell research. This fits with an increasing trend in the stem cell arena is the teaming up of clinical partners with very different backgrounds and priorities. For instance, academic institutions are more often working together with for-profit stem cell clinics. Another branch

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ISSCR 2015 Stockholm Contests $100 in Prizes

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

I wish I was going to be with all you who are attending the ISSCR Annual Meeting in Stockholm coming up in a week or so, but this year the schedule just doesn’t work. I’ll try to be there in spirit. For those of you attending, I do have something fun though and a chance

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