Modeling the behavior of human induced pluripotent stem cells seeded on melt electrospun scaffolds
Hall ME, Mohtaram NK, Willerth SM, Edwards R. J Biol Eng. 2017 Oct 23;11:38. View Article
BCREGMED Fall 2017 Newsletter now available!
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BCREGMED Steering Committee Member Dr. Stephanie Willerth wins BCIC Ignite Award
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Job Posting: Assistant Professorship in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has posted an Assistant Professorship position in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine! The Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative MedicineA is recruiting candidates exploring stem cells, development and regenerative processes through tissue engineering, modeling, and genetic and genomic approaches. The department is housed in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research within the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). Excellent resources and strong collaborative opportunities exist across USC campuses. In addition to their translational research mission, department members play a critical [...]
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Assistant/Associate Professor Position Open
The School of Biomedical Engineering at The University of British Columbia invites applications for two positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, tenure or tenure track. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. Job information availableA here.
Lentiviral Fluorescent Genetic Barcoding for Multiplex Fate Tracking of Leukemic Cells
Maetzig T, Ruschmann J, Sanchez Milde L, Lai CK, von Krosigk N, Humphries RK. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. 2017 Jun 1;6:54-65. View Paper
Myelin regulatory factor drives remyelination in multiple sclerosis
Duncan GJ, Plemel JR, Assinck P, Manesh SB, Muir FGW, Hirata R, Berson M, Liu J, Wegner M, Emery B, Moore GRW, Tetzlaff W.A Acta Neuropathol. 2017 Jun 19. doi: 10.1007/s00401-017-1741-7.A View Paper
Minister of Science announces half a billion dollars in support for fundamental research through NSERC
"When Canadaa s scientists and engineers have the opportunity to succeed, theya re able to make the discoveries that lead to ground-breaking innovations, sustainable economic growth and a stronger middle class. The hard work of these researchers also helps new generations of students master the advanced skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow. That is why the Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, announced today $515A million in support for fundamental research through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canadaa s (NSERC) 2017A competition for the Discovery Grants program, scholarships and fellowships. This is NSERCa s largest annual investment, [...]
Myelinogenic Plasticity of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells following Spinal Cord Contusion Injury
Assinck P, Duncan GJ, Plemel JR, Lee MJ, Stratton JA, Manesh SB, Liu J, Ramer LM, Kang SH, Bergles DE, Biernaskie J, Tetzlaff W. J Neurosci. 2017 Sep 6;37(36):8635-8654.A View Paper
A stepwise model of Reaction-Diffusion and Positional-Information governs self-organized human peri-gastrulation-like patterning
Tewary M, Ostblom J, Prochazka L, Zulueta-Coarasa T, Shakiba N, Fernandez-Gonzalez R, Zandstra PW.A A Development. 2017 doi: 10.1242/dev.149658. [Epub ahead of print] View Paper