| SCIENCE NEWS | Extracting Stem Cells from Fat for Tissue Regeneration An interdisciplinary team of Queen’s University researchers led by Dr. Lauren Flynn has been working with stem cells extracted from samples of human fat and is developing new methods in the lab to develop these cells into mature tissue substitutes. [Queen’s University Press Release] |
| INDUSTRY NEWS | Cytori Appoints Tommy G. Thompson to its Board; Names Lloyd Dean Chairman On April 28, 2011, Cytori Therapeutics elected the Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, former Secretary of the US Department of Health & Human Services and Governor of Wisconsin, as an independent member of Cytori’s Board of Directors. [Cytori Therapeutics Press Release] Stanford Creates First PhD Program in Stem Cell Science Stanford University’s Faculty Senate approved the creation of what officials believe is the first PhD program devoted solely to stem cell science in the nation and, perhaps, the world. The new doctoral program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine is also the first interdisciplinary doctoral program created by the School of Medicine in recent years. [Stanford University Press Release] California Ponders Cell-Banking Venture Investigators creating a wealth of adult-derived stem-cell lines may soon get new banks for storing them. [California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, United States] |
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