Stem Cell Seminar with Speaker Sayandeep Saha

DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Title: ICAM-1 knockout pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells as a hypoimmune vascular cellular therapy Abstract: Human pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived endothelial cells (ECs) hold great promise for vascularized regenerative cell therapies, but immune allograft rejection …

Stem Cell Seminar with Speakers Octavia Santis Larrain & Alice Alhaj Kadour

Orchard View Room in WID
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Octavia Title: Vcam1 in endothelial and stromal cells regulates hematopoietic stem cell contact with the niche. Alice Title: A Novel Model of Diffuse Midline Glioma in Zebrafish To Define Tumor Initation Octavia Abstract: Hematopoietic stem …

Stem Cell Seminar with Speaker Katherine Hekman

DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Title: The future of cellular therapy in peripheral vascular regeneration Abstract: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a highly prevalent and morbid condition leading to decreased blood flow in the lower extremities. Lack of regenerative function in …

Stem Cell Seminar with Speaker Fei Sun

UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Title: Hb-EGF-mobilized epicardial cells direct cardiomyocyte proliferation dynamics during heart morphogenesis and regeneration Abstract: Unlike adult mammals, which have limited capacity for cardiac regeneration, adult zebrafish can replace lost or damaged heart tissue and restore organ …

Stem Cell Seminar with Speaker Rodsy Modhurima

UW Biotechnology Center Auditorium
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Title: Deletion of G Protein Subunit Alpha Z Protects from Obesity-Induced Diabetes by Maintaining Islet Integrity Abstract: The islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, which contains insulin-producing beta cells, glucagon-producing alpha cells, and somatostatin-producing delta …