Directed differentiation: is a bioengineering methodology linking stem cell biology, developmental biology and tissue engineering. Directed differentiation harnesses the potential of stem cells by restraining their differentiation in vitro toward a specific cell type interest.
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DATE: January 30, 2020 TIME: 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST Recent advances in in vitro 3D cellular culture technologies, such as organoids, rapidly developed and established novel, more physiologi...
DATE: December 17, 2019TIME: 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST Purpose: Liver x receptors (LXRs) are hypothesized to serve as a link between lipid metabolism and inflammation by prom...
DATE: November 21, 2019TIME: 9:00am PST, 12:00pm EST Multiple Myeloma is a disease of terminally differentiated plasma cells with the massive production of monoclonal immunoglobu...
DATE: October 31, 2019TIME: 9:00am PDT, 12:00pm EDT INTRODUCTION: A major limitation for the development of 3D engineered tissues is the absence of viable and perfusable...
DATE: September 24, 2019TIME: 10:00AM PDTRegenerative medicine has become a key focus worldwide and the number of stem cell-based clinical trials are rapidly increasing every year. Yet,...
DATE: June 19, 2019TIME: 8:00am PDT, 11:00am EDT Approximately 80% of all cancers are known to be affected by both somatic mutations and copy number changes. Furthermore, r...
With the legalization process currently taking place in the US, finding new techniques for the fast, cheap, and comprehensive analysis of Cannabis sativa components has become a major point o...
DATE: March 26, 2019TIME: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDT Despite being the most common autoimmune disorder in the United States, knowledge surrounding thyroid di...
The implications of NIH BRAIN research stretch beyond traditional medical and research contexts. This LabRoots session will present recent developments at the intersection of neuroscience and...
In-vitro epithelial barrier models that are more representative of in-vivo tissues are urgently needed. Here we present extracellular matrix-supported intestinal tubules in a perfused microfl...
DATE: October 30, 2018TIME: 10:00am PT, 1:00pm ET Identification and quantification of post-translational modifications (PTM) presents a unique challenge to proteomic studies...
Lowe Syndrome (LS) is a devastating genetic disease characterized by abnormalities in the eyes, brain and kidneys that unfortunately leads to the premature death of affected children due to r...
DATE: May 3, 2018TIME: 11:00AM PDT, 2:00PM EDTWhile stress is one of the leading causes of neuropsychiatric disorders, the molecular underpinnings of how stress induces alterations in b...
DATE: April 24, 2018TIME: 8:00AM PSTIn this talk we will cover basic principles of KASP® genotyping chemistry and designing assays that are specific to desired targets. We will go o...
March 22, 2018 09:00AM PST, 1:30 pm EST Cortisol plays a central role in the diagnosis of adrenal excess/insufficiency and in theassessment of stress adaptation and relate...
Psychiatric diagnosis is inherently difficult, due to the lack of clear biomarkers or any other objective assessment. Although quantitative, the psychometric scales employed during the psychi...