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Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social talks about disease models, mentorship, and more.
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Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social talks about disease models, mentorship, and more.
📌 https://bit.ly/45H0ZNq
Dr. Avi Samelson and a team in Dr. Martin Kampmann's lab used #CRISPR screening to study tau proteostasis in human #neurons.
Read the @cellcellpress.bsky.social paper: https://bit.ly/4qikdQM
Listen to the discussion: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
@samelsonlab.bsky.social @kampmann.bsky.social
Read the @cellcellpress.bsky.social paper: https://bit.ly/4qikdQM
Listen to the discussion: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
@samelsonlab.bsky.social @kampmann.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Dr. Avi Samelson and a team in Dr. Martin Kampmann's lab used #CRISPR screening to study tau proteostasis in human #neurons.
Read the @cellcellpress.bsky.social paper: https://bit.ly/4qikdQM
Listen to the discussion: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
@samelsonlab.bsky.social @kampmann.bsky.social
Read the @cellcellpress.bsky.social paper: https://bit.ly/4qikdQM
Listen to the discussion: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
@samelsonlab.bsky.social @kampmann.bsky.social
This week: A team at the @molgen.mpg.de used high-content screening to identify compounds that affect pancreatic #organoid differentiation or morphology.
📍: https://bit.ly/4qnMW6B
🎧: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
📍: https://bit.ly/4qnMW6B
🎧: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This week: A team at the @molgen.mpg.de used high-content screening to identify compounds that affect pancreatic #organoid differentiation or morphology.
📍: https://bit.ly/4qnMW6B
🎧: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
📍: https://bit.ly/4qnMW6B
🎧: https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
The latest @nature.com paper from Drs. @sergiuppasca.bsky.social and Daniel Geschwind's labs uses cortical #organoids to model #AutismSpectrumDisorder, and identifies how genetic risk can impact neurodevelopment.
🖇️ https://go.nature.com/4qZUzkS
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
🖇️ https://go.nature.com/4qZUzkS
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The latest @nature.com paper from Drs. @sergiuppasca.bsky.social and Daniel Geschwind's labs uses cortical #organoids to model #AutismSpectrumDisorder, and identifies how genetic risk can impact neurodevelopment.
🖇️ https://go.nature.com/4qZUzkS
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
🖇️ https://go.nature.com/4qZUzkS
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4thHuVG
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Earlier this week, our Co-Founder, Dr. Joseph C. Wu, was featured as a guest on the @stemcellpodcast.com, discussing his work with iPSCs, vaccine-induced myocarditis, and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).
You can listen to the full episode here:
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You can listen to the full episode here:
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Ep. 313: "Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms" Featuring Dr. Joseph Wu - The Stem Cell Podcast
Dr. Joseph Wu is a Professor of Medicine and Radiology and the Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute. He talks about the importance of pharmacology knowledge in drug discovery. He also dis...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Earlier this week, our Co-Founder, Dr. Joseph C. Wu, was featured as a guest on the @stemcellpodcast.com, discussing his work with iPSCs, vaccine-induced myocarditis, and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).
You can listen to the full episode here:
stemcellpodcast.com/ep-313-cardi...
You can listen to the full episode here:
stemcellpodcast.com/ep-313-cardi...
Check out our latest episode!
Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social talks about disease models, mentorship, and more.
📌 https://bit.ly/45H0ZNq
Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social talks about disease models, mentorship, and more.
📌 https://bit.ly/45H0ZNq
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Check out our latest episode!
Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social talks about disease models, mentorship, and more.
📌 https://bit.ly/45H0ZNq
Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social talks about disease models, mentorship, and more.
📌 https://bit.ly/45H0ZNq
📢 We can't wait to chat with Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social!
Tune in tomorrow to learn about his early #iPSC work, his team's research on drug screening and translation, and promoting his trainees' success!
Tune in tomorrow to learn about his early #iPSC work, his team's research on drug screening and translation, and promoting his trainees' success!
February 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
📢 We can't wait to chat with Dr. Joseph Wu from @stanfordcvi.bsky.social!
Tune in tomorrow to learn about his early #iPSC work, his team's research on drug screening and translation, and promoting his trainees' success!
Tune in tomorrow to learn about his early #iPSC work, his team's research on drug screening and translation, and promoting his trainees' success!
Dr. Volker Busskamp's lab at @unibonn.bsky.social used #endothelial cells to induce transient vascular support in retinal #organoids.
At later stages, these organoids displayed photoreceptor-driven light responses! 💡
📃 https://bit.ly/49x2UoK
🗨️ https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
At later stages, these organoids displayed photoreceptor-driven light responses! 💡
📃 https://bit.ly/49x2UoK
🗨️ https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Dr. Volker Busskamp's lab at @unibonn.bsky.social used #endothelial cells to induce transient vascular support in retinal #organoids.
At later stages, these organoids displayed photoreceptor-driven light responses! 💡
📃 https://bit.ly/49x2UoK
🗨️ https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
At later stages, these organoids displayed photoreceptor-driven light responses! 💡
📃 https://bit.ly/49x2UoK
🗨️ https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Check out this neat paper from Dr. Qi Gu's lab!
They developed NEAT, a nanoengineered extrusion-aligned tract that promotes axonal reconnection, synapse formation, and locomotor recovery after #SpinalCordInjury.
📄 @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social - https://bit.ly/45oXDhM
🗣️ - https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
They developed NEAT, a nanoengineered extrusion-aligned tract that promotes axonal reconnection, synapse formation, and locomotor recovery after #SpinalCordInjury.
📄 @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social - https://bit.ly/45oXDhM
🗣️ - https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Check out this neat paper from Dr. Qi Gu's lab!
They developed NEAT, a nanoengineered extrusion-aligned tract that promotes axonal reconnection, synapse formation, and locomotor recovery after #SpinalCordInjury.
📄 @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social - https://bit.ly/45oXDhM
🗣️ - https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
They developed NEAT, a nanoengineered extrusion-aligned tract that promotes axonal reconnection, synapse formation, and locomotor recovery after #SpinalCordInjury.
📄 @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social - https://bit.ly/45oXDhM
🗣️ - https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Federico Midena and a team in Dr. Raffaella Di Micco's lab developed "nichoids," a new 3D system that improves HSPC multi-lineage differentiation and engraftment capacity.
Article: https://bit.ly/4r5P4kj
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Article: https://bit.ly/4r5P4kj
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
January 23, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Federico Midena and a team in Dr. Raffaella Di Micco's lab developed "nichoids," a new 3D system that improves HSPC multi-lineage differentiation and engraftment capacity.
Article: https://bit.ly/4r5P4kj
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Article: https://bit.ly/4r5P4kj
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
🔔 This is a reminder to submit your abstract for #ISSCR2026 by February 25th!
Join nearly 3,500 scientists, clinicians, and industry leaders for 4 days at the frontiers of stem cell science, regenerative medicine, and engineering biology.
🗓️ July 8-11
📍 Montréal
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@isscr.org
Join nearly 3,500 scientists, clinicians, and industry leaders for 4 days at the frontiers of stem cell science, regenerative medicine, and engineering biology.
🗓️ July 8-11
📍 Montréal
https://bit.ly/4pOzEzT
@isscr.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
🔔 This is a reminder to submit your abstract for #ISSCR2026 by February 25th!
Join nearly 3,500 scientists, clinicians, and industry leaders for 4 days at the frontiers of stem cell science, regenerative medicine, and engineering biology.
🗓️ July 8-11
📍 Montréal
https://bit.ly/4pOzEzT
@isscr.org
Join nearly 3,500 scientists, clinicians, and industry leaders for 4 days at the frontiers of stem cell science, regenerative medicine, and engineering biology.
🗓️ July 8-11
📍 Montréal
https://bit.ly/4pOzEzT
@isscr.org
This week, we cover the latest work from Gameto!
Their Fertilo platform improved the in vitro maturation of human #oocytes. 🥚
Article: https://bit.ly/4sSEmPN
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Their Fertilo platform improved the in vitro maturation of human #oocytes. 🥚
Article: https://bit.ly/4sSEmPN
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This week, we cover the latest work from Gameto!
Their Fertilo platform improved the in vitro maturation of human #oocytes. 🥚
Article: https://bit.ly/4sSEmPN
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Their Fertilo platform improved the in vitro maturation of human #oocytes. 🥚
Article: https://bit.ly/4sSEmPN
Discussion: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
We're starting 2026 on a high note! 🚀
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space discusses how #microgravity affects biological research, and the future of #LowEarthOrbit research. 🛰️
Listen now: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space discusses how #microgravity affects biological research, and the future of #LowEarthOrbit research. 🛰️
Listen now: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
January 20, 2026 at 11:49 PM
We're starting 2026 on a high note! 🚀
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space discusses how #microgravity affects biological research, and the future of #LowEarthOrbit research. 🛰️
Listen now: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space discusses how #microgravity affects biological research, and the future of #LowEarthOrbit research. 🛰️
Listen now: https://bit.ly/3ZjiWxM
🌌 Make space in your schedule for next week's episode!
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space is joining us to talk about #biomanufacturing in #LowEarthOrbit. 🛰️
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space is joining us to talk about #biomanufacturing in #LowEarthOrbit. 🛰️
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
🌌 Make space in your schedule for next week's episode!
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space is joining us to talk about #biomanufacturing in #LowEarthOrbit. 🛰️
Dr. Pinar Mesci from Axiom Space is joining us to talk about #biomanufacturing in #LowEarthOrbit. 🛰️
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Dean's POV 📸 I'm blown away by this photo of a lab-grown human kidney assembloid from the Li Lab at USC Stem Cell and was thrilled to hear it was selected by @nature.com as Image of the Year. Incredible!
(Image by Pedro Medina/Li Lab/USC Stem Cell) #StemCell #Science 🧪
(Image by Pedro Medina/Li Lab/USC Stem Cell) #StemCell #Science 🧪
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Dean's POV 📸 I'm blown away by this photo of a lab-grown human kidney assembloid from the Li Lab at USC Stem Cell and was thrilled to hear it was selected by @nature.com as Image of the Year. Incredible!
(Image by Pedro Medina/Li Lab/USC Stem Cell) #StemCell #Science 🧪
(Image by Pedro Medina/Li Lab/USC Stem Cell) #StemCell #Science 🧪
Drs. Komal Makwana, Louise Tilley, and the @nmoris.bsky.social lab at the @crick.ac.uk developed human trunk-like structures to model somite and #neural tube co-development.
🔖 @natcellbio.nature.com - https://go.nature.com/4qsAmUd
🎙️ - https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
🔖 @natcellbio.nature.com - https://go.nature.com/4qsAmUd
🎙️ - https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
December 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Drs. Komal Makwana, Louise Tilley, and the @nmoris.bsky.social lab at the @crick.ac.uk developed human trunk-like structures to model somite and #neural tube co-development.
🔖 @natcellbio.nature.com - https://go.nature.com/4qsAmUd
🎙️ - https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
🔖 @natcellbio.nature.com - https://go.nature.com/4qsAmUd
🎙️ - https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
#Sunitinib is an effective cancer treatment, but can cause #hypertension & #HeartFailure.
Drs. Amit Manhas, Yu Liu, & Dr. Nazish Sayed at @stanfordcvi.bsky.social restored #PIEZO1 expression to reverse sunitinib-induced #endothelial dysfunction.
🔖 https://bit.ly/4s9xrBG
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Drs. Amit Manhas, Yu Liu, & Dr. Nazish Sayed at @stanfordcvi.bsky.social restored #PIEZO1 expression to reverse sunitinib-induced #endothelial dysfunction.
🔖 https://bit.ly/4s9xrBG
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
December 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#Sunitinib is an effective cancer treatment, but can cause #hypertension & #HeartFailure.
Drs. Amit Manhas, Yu Liu, & Dr. Nazish Sayed at @stanfordcvi.bsky.social restored #PIEZO1 expression to reverse sunitinib-induced #endothelial dysfunction.
🔖 https://bit.ly/4s9xrBG
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Drs. Amit Manhas, Yu Liu, & Dr. Nazish Sayed at @stanfordcvi.bsky.social restored #PIEZO1 expression to reverse sunitinib-induced #endothelial dysfunction.
🔖 https://bit.ly/4s9xrBG
🗨️ https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
The @merihuchlab.bsky.social at @mpi-cbg.de developed patient-specific human periportal liver #assembloids.
Read the @nature.com article: https://go.nature.com/4qpL7Xw
Get the breakdown in this week's episode: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Read the @nature.com article: https://go.nature.com/4qpL7Xw
Get the breakdown in this week's episode: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
December 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The @merihuchlab.bsky.social at @mpi-cbg.de developed patient-specific human periportal liver #assembloids.
Read the @nature.com article: https://go.nature.com/4qpL7Xw
Get the breakdown in this week's episode: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Read the @nature.com article: https://go.nature.com/4qpL7Xw
Get the breakdown in this week's episode: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
New in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social!
Researchers at ShanghaiTech developed sympathetic ganglion #organoids and heart-forming organoids to study inter-tissue crosstalk. 🗣️
Article: https://bit.ly/4pHS9GX
Discussion: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Researchers at ShanghaiTech developed sympathetic ganglion #organoids and heart-forming organoids to study inter-tissue crosstalk. 🗣️
Article: https://bit.ly/4pHS9GX
Discussion: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social!
Researchers at ShanghaiTech developed sympathetic ganglion #organoids and heart-forming organoids to study inter-tissue crosstalk. 🗣️
Article: https://bit.ly/4pHS9GX
Discussion: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Researchers at ShanghaiTech developed sympathetic ganglion #organoids and heart-forming organoids to study inter-tissue crosstalk. 🗣️
Article: https://bit.ly/4pHS9GX
Discussion: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Tune in to our latest episode!
Dr. Deepak Srivastava from @gladstoneinst.bsky.social talks about his lab's recent work investigating heart defects in Down syndrome, and strategies for delivering therapies to the heart. 🫀
Listen now: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Dr. Deepak Srivastava from @gladstoneinst.bsky.social talks about his lab's recent work investigating heart defects in Down syndrome, and strategies for delivering therapies to the heart. 🫀
Listen now: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Tune in to our latest episode!
Dr. Deepak Srivastava from @gladstoneinst.bsky.social talks about his lab's recent work investigating heart defects in Down syndrome, and strategies for delivering therapies to the heart. 🫀
Listen now: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
Dr. Deepak Srivastava from @gladstoneinst.bsky.social talks about his lab's recent work investigating heart defects in Down syndrome, and strategies for delivering therapies to the heart. 🫀
Listen now: https://bit.ly/4p3izlj
We're wrapping up 2025 with none other than Dr. Deepak Srivastava from @gladstoneinst.bsky.social!
His lab recently identified HMGN1 as a key contributor to congenital heart defects associated with Down syndrome. 🫀
Learn more: https://go.nature.com/49ovtpT
His lab recently identified HMGN1 as a key contributor to congenital heart defects associated with Down syndrome. 🫀
Learn more: https://go.nature.com/49ovtpT
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We're wrapping up 2025 with none other than Dr. Deepak Srivastava from @gladstoneinst.bsky.social!
His lab recently identified HMGN1 as a key contributor to congenital heart defects associated with Down syndrome. 🫀
Learn more: https://go.nature.com/49ovtpT
His lab recently identified HMGN1 as a key contributor to congenital heart defects associated with Down syndrome. 🫀
Learn more: https://go.nature.com/49ovtpT
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New paper out today at @natneuro.nature.com in collab. with DichgansLab @isd-research.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social: We developed a fully #iPSC-derived human model of the #BBB #blood-brain-barrier and applied it to study neurovascular disease (NVD)! #OA PDF here: rdcu.be/eUIl3 Thread👇 1/10
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New paper out today at @natneuro.nature.com in collab. with DichgansLab @isd-research.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social: We developed a fully #iPSC-derived human model of the #BBB #blood-brain-barrier and applied it to study neurovascular disease (NVD)! #OA PDF here: rdcu.be/eUIl3 Thread👇 1/10
New work from the lab of Dr. Saghi Ghaffari has shown that reversing #lysosomal dysfunction restores youthful state in aged #hematopoietic stem cells.
📘 Read it in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4pv1S2X
🎙️ Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
📘 Read it in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4pv1S2X
🎙️ Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
December 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New work from the lab of Dr. Saghi Ghaffari has shown that reversing #lysosomal dysfunction restores youthful state in aged #hematopoietic stem cells.
📘 Read it in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4pv1S2X
🎙️ Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
📘 Read it in @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4pv1S2X
🎙️ Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
We're bringing you a new study from friend-of-the-show Dr. Cat Jamieson!
It shows the results of HSPC functionally organized multi-omics aging and resilience analyses in 9 astronauts before, during, and after 3 short-duration ISS missions. 🚀
🗒️: https://bit.ly/3YgAs5c
🎧: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
It shows the results of HSPC functionally organized multi-omics aging and resilience analyses in 9 astronauts before, during, and after 3 short-duration ISS missions. 🚀
🗒️: https://bit.ly/3YgAs5c
🎧: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We're bringing you a new study from friend-of-the-show Dr. Cat Jamieson!
It shows the results of HSPC functionally organized multi-omics aging and resilience analyses in 9 astronauts before, during, and after 3 short-duration ISS missions. 🚀
🗒️: https://bit.ly/3YgAs5c
🎧: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
It shows the results of HSPC functionally organized multi-omics aging and resilience analyses in 9 astronauts before, during, and after 3 short-duration ISS missions. 🚀
🗒️: https://bit.ly/3YgAs5c
🎧: https://bit.ly/4q05JW4
From cell fate to The Fate of Ophelia, our listeners have good taste.
Thanks for keeping it 100 in 2025. 💯 See you next year!
#SpotifyWrapped
Thanks for keeping it 100 in 2025. 💯 See you next year!
#SpotifyWrapped
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From cell fate to The Fate of Ophelia, our listeners have good taste.
Thanks for keeping it 100 in 2025. 💯 See you next year!
#SpotifyWrapped
Thanks for keeping it 100 in 2025. 💯 See you next year!
#SpotifyWrapped
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This looks like an excellent read from @cellysally.bsky.social I think that looking at cell cooperation/synchronization from the lens of clones/phylogenies is something super interesting.
Hello, here is a review I wrote about how cells sometimes try to synchronise with surrounding cells so that they can do a good job of building tissues during development. It is called "Keeping up with the neighbours"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#DevBio 🧪
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#DevBio 🧪
Keeping up with the neighbours: local synchronisation of cell fate decisions during development - EMBO Reports
Even before the advent of multicellular life, unicellular creatures would communicate with their neighbours to coordinate their behaviours. Multicellular organisms have the particular challenge of orc...
link.springer.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This looks like an excellent read from @cellysally.bsky.social I think that looking at cell cooperation/synchronization from the lens of clones/phylogenies is something super interesting.