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Stem Cell Disease Modeling
Stem cell disease modeling is technology that uses cell culture and imaging techniques to develop new therapeutic approaches to treat disease. An example of stem cell disease models include induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
SEP 02, 2015 | 9:00 AM
The human race, like all macrobiological life, evolved in a sea of microbes. There was no way to keep the bacterial and archaeal hoards at bay, so instead life evolved mechanisms to live with...
SEP 02, 2015 | 7:30 AM
This presentation will discuss fundamental physical, chemical, and biological concepts important to understanding control of detrimental biofilms. Four phenomena that are important in the act...
JUL 22, 2015 | 9:00 AM
DATE: July 22, 2015TIME: 9:00AM PT, 12:00PM ETHuman induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) bring human biology into pre-clinical aspects of drug discovery. iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes have em...
MAY 13, 2015 | 6:00 AM
Cancers exhibit abnormal molecular signatures associated with disease initiation and progression. Molecular signatures could improve cancer screening, detection, drug development and selectio...
APR 07, 2015 | 8:30 AM
Date: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015Time: 8:30AM PST, 11:30AM EST, 5:30PM CETThe development of new medicines for Diabetes Type 2 complications has proven to be challenging due to the use of cell...
OCT 30, 2014 | 3:00 PM
Oncogenic mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) or 2 (IDH2) compromise their normal activity and induce NADPH-dependent (D)2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) production within the cytosol or m...
AUG 21, 2014 | 8:45 AM
Gene therapy for two forms of inherited retinal degeneration have met promising safety and efficacy endpoints in early stage clinical trials. These approaches made use of a replication defect...
MAR 20, 2014 | 2:00 PM
The therapeutic utility of stem cells is rooted in an understanding -- and exploitation -- of their natural role from earliest development to lifes end. Their job is first to participate in o...
MAR 20, 2014 | 1:00 PM
Neural stem cells exist in the adult mammalian brain throughout life. They reside in the subgranular layer of the dentate gyrus and in the subventricular zone. Neural stem cells have the capa...
MAR 20, 2014 | 8:00 AM
The therapeutic utility of stem cells is rooted in an understanding -- and exploitation -- of their natural role from earliest development to lifes end. Their job is first to participate in o...
