Intro:
Back in June 2019, we attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual conference in Los Angeles, California! Here is the first of three special episodes featuring interviews with some of the top researchers in the stem cell field, as well as with up-and-coming junior trainees who talked to Daylon about their research and experience at the conference.
Junior Trainees:
We asked Junior Trainees the following question:
WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING RESEARCH THAT YOU’VE SEEN AT ISSCR?
Dr. Amritha Jaishankar; Associate Director, Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
Aaron Sandoval; Undergraduate Student, University of Florida
Ana Rita Leitoguinho; Graduate Student, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Alejandro Torres; Graduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles
Oriana Genolet; Graduate Student, Max Planck Institute
Ojeni Touma; Intern, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Vivian Lu; Graduate Student, University of California, Los Angeles
Senior Researchers:
Dr. Senta Georgia, PhD; Principal Investigator, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Dr. Georgia is investigating how pancreatic beta cells differentiate during organogenesis, how they increase their cell numbers during normal growth and in response to metabolic stress, and how they can be regenerated as a cellular therapy for diabetic patients.
Dr. Tenneille Ludwig, PhD; Director, WiCell Stem Cell Bank
Dr. Ludwig’s expertise is in optimizing human pluripotent cell culture conditions, focus