In this episode, Drs. Zubin Master, Kirstin Matthews, Mohamed Abou-el-Enein, and Sean Morrison join the podcast to talk about unproven stem cell-based interventions. These so-called “stem cell therapies” or “regenerative therapies” currently being marketed direct-to-consumers have insufficient evidence of safety and efficacy to justify their use and pose a potential risk to recipients. A recent paper from Masters, Mathews and Abou-el-Enein published in Stem Cell Reports discusses this global...

In today’s episode, we will talk about new research on the use of an induced pluripotent stem cell-based vaccine to potentially protect against pancreatic cancer. This approach takes advantage of shared antigens between stem cells and pancreatic cancer cells and seeks to exploit them for clinical benefit. We will talk with the authors of this new research published in Stem Cell Reports on why they decided to pursue this approach, the background behind it, and whether this approach could work...

In this episode, we will talk about morphogenesis in embryo development, a process that in mammalians is known to show considerable plasticity. Understanding how this process is coordinated and how it responds to stress and physiological regulatory...

In this episode Drs. Janet Rossant and Patrick Tam, join the podcast. They are experts in early embryonic development and authors of new Perspective article in Stem Cell Reports,  Opportunities and Challenges with Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models. Embryo...