News for Researchers
Unexpected Stem Cell Factories Found Inside Teeth (Science Magazine)
(Stockholm, Sweden) Teeth contain stem cells that stimulate the production of neurons and glia which are part of the nervous system.
Cynata Therapeutics Inks Contract for Stem Cell Studies with WuXi AppTec (Proactive Investors)
(St. Paul, MN) Australia-based Cynata Therapeutics signed an agreement with Wuxi AppTech to conduct pre-clinical safety studies with a new stem cell technology.
NIH Awards Scripps Researchers $2.6M to Develop Stem Cell Lines
(Jupiter, FL) – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the office of the director of the National Institutes of Health to produce specialized stems cells. The aim of the grant is to produce tens of millions of mouse mesenchymal stem cells for research purposes. Donald Phinney, a TSRI professor, will be the principal investigator for the new four-year project.
Scientists Announce Technique to Create Red & White Blood Cells from PSCs (Medical XPress)
(Madison, WI) University of Wisconsin researchers have reported the discovery of 2 genetic programs responsible for turning pluripotent stem cells into red blood cells or an variety of white blood cells.
BioTime, Inc. Announces 14 New Patents For iPSC Applications (WSJ)
(Alameda, CA) BioTime announced the issuance of 14 new patents to add to the largest known patent estate under one corporate umbrella in the field of pluripotent stem cell technology.
Woman Grows Nasal Tissue on Spine from Stem Cell Transplant (Stem Cells Freak)
(Iowa City, IA) Nasal tissue regenerated on the spine of a woman who underwent stem cell transplantation.
Former CIRM Presidents Joins StemCells Inc.’s Board (SF Gate)
(Newark, NJ) StemCells Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Alan Trounson who is the former president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
Pluripotent Stem Cells From Somatic Genetic Material Called Superior (RDMag)
(La Jolla, CA) Pluripotent stem cells created by injecting genetic material from a skin cell into an empty egg cell.
Cambridge Professor Wins Franklin Prize for Stem Cell Research
(Cambridge, UK) — Professor Ben Simons, College Supervisor in Physics at St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics. Professor Simons has used insights from statistical mechanics to describe the fate of stem cells during their self-renewal process. His studies showed various strategies of stem cell self-renewal that allow the stem cell to divide with precisely one half of their ‘offspring’ remaining in the stem cell compartment while the other half differentiates into a new cell type.