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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

📣 The next episode is out! Tune into our conversation with Dr. Lika Drahklis at Hannover Medical School to learn all about how her lab uses hPSCs to develop complex, multi-tissue #organoids that model the co-development of the heart, vasculature, and foregut. 🧫 Listen now: bit.ly/47euMgv

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 22/09/2026

🔔 Stay tuned for next week's episode featuring Dr. Lika Drakhlis at Hannover Medical School! The Drakhlis lab focuses on hPSC-derived heart-forming #organoids, which model heart, vasculature and foregut co-development. 💓 Check out their latest work: go.nature.com/4y98zfY

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 21/09/2026

The Hippo–IGF2 signaling pathway was found to control organ growth and liver #regeneration, with IGF2 restoring impaired regenerative capacity in aged mice. 🐁 Read more: bit.ly/4iW1JW3 🎧 Tune into the discussion: bit.ly/4xGNSaO

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 18/09/2026

Jian Li and investigators at @harvardmed.bsky.social found that loss of ALDH3B2 converts human pancreatic duct cells into #insulin-producing β-like cells capable of improving blood glucose in diabetic mice. 🩸 More on the study: bit.ly/4gOALNr 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4xGNSaO

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 16/09/2026

Scientists with Dr. Lingling Hu at @weillcornell.bsky.social identified tendon/ligament #StemCells and showed that their abnormal differentiation contributes to ligament thickening and lumbar spinal stenosis. 🦴 More on the study: bit.ly/4AalW0Q 🎧 Tune in: bit.ly/4xGNSaO

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 15/09/2026

🎧 The next episode is live! Dr. Yonatan Stelzer at @weizmann.ac.il discusses how his lab combines developmental biology, epigenetics, and single-cell technologies to understand how cells acquire distinct identities during #embryonic development. 🧬 Listen now! bit.ly/4xGNSaO

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 08/09/2026

🤩 Hope you're excited for our next guest, Dr. Yonatan Stelzer at @weizmann.ac.il! The Stelzer Lab investigates how cell fate and identity are established during #embryonic development using single-cell and epigenomic approaches. 🧫 Check out his latest work: bit.ly/3UsGAsB

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 07/09/2026

Scientists with @katecavanaugh.bsky.social in the Weiner Lab at UCSF found that reproductive aging increases #embryo contractility and alters tissue mechanics, reducing successful embryo implantation.🫄 Here's the study: go.nature.com/4gmQ01l 🎧 Listen now! bit.ly/4wV6VNv

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 04/09/2026

Researchers discovered that generating tetraploid iPSCs produces #cardiomyocytes with more mature molecular, metabolic, and functional properties than conventional iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. 💓 🧫 Check out the study: go.nature.com/4hSuYc4 🎙️ Listen now! bit.ly/4wV6VNv

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 03/09/2026

Dr. Georgina Craig and scientists at @unityhealthto.bsky.social found that changes in oligodendrocytes and reduced NRF2 signaling are linked to cognitive decline during #aging, identifying a potential therapeutic target. ⏳ 🧪 go.nature.com/4wU1qyE Tune in: bit.ly/4wV6VNv

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 02/09/2026

Dr. Irene Faravelli, Noelia Antón-Bolaños, and scientists in Dr. Paola Arlotta's lab at @harvard.edu found that human brain #organoids cultured for five years continue to mature and retain a molecular memory of time spent in culture. 🧠 🔬 go.nature.com/4zIkDWC Tune in: bit.ly/4wV6VNv

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 01/09/2026

🔔 The next episode has dropped! Dr. Charles Easley at @universityofga.bsky.social discusses how his lab uses #PSCs and in vitro models of #spermatogenesis to investigate how environmental exposures affect male fertility. Tune in now! bit.ly/4wV6VNv

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 25/08/2026

Stay tuned for next week's guest! Dr. Charles Easley at @universityofga.bsky.social join us to talk about his research using stem cells to study male fertility and develop new therapies. #spermatogenesis Check out their work: bit.ly/4gM6QXv

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 24/08/2026

Dr. Holly Vogues' team at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne found that stem cell-derived 3D heart valve tissues recapitulate key features of valve maturation, providing a platform for studying inflammation and calcific valve disease. 🔬 bit.ly/4zlUlJo 🎧 Tune in: bit.ly/4xRQmD3

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 21/08/2026

Dr. Guang Li's lab with Yuanhang He at @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social developed hiPSC-derived valve #assembloids that model heart valve development and reveals how mechanical forces and fluid flow shape valve formation and disease. 🧪 bit.ly/45ykY0g Tune in: bit.ly/4xRQmD3

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 20/08/2026

Researchers with Dr. Carmen Herranz-Ors at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social developed a collection of patient-derived tumor #organoids that maps genetic dependencies and therapeutic vulnerabilities across multiple cancer types. 🔬 go.nature.com/4xGZ8U5 Tune in: bit.ly/4xRQmD3

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Rui Monteiro @labmonteiro.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New preprint from the lab is out! Dll4 and Jag1a aren't opposing Notch signals in blood stem cell formation — they are required sequentially to push hemogenic endothelium fate and to make HSPCs . Great collab with @gunawanlab.bsky.social @dorotheeb.bsky.social 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Dll4 and Jag1a signalling act sequentially and cooperatively to drive hematopoietic stem cell fate specification

Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) arise from a specialized subset of arterial endothelial cells, the hemogenic endothelium (HE), during embryonic development and sustain blood production...

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 20/08/2026

Dr. Magdalena Sutcliffe and team at @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social discovered a chemical chromatin restoration approach that reverses differentiation defects in hPSCs, restoring their ability to generate brain #organoids. 📃 go.nature.com/4qhwOW8 Listen now: bit.ly/4xRQmD3

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 18/08/2026

📢 The next episode is out! Join us with Dr. Abdullah Khan at @ox.ac.uk as we talk about how his lab engineers complex human tissue models to study the cellular interactions that drive development, aging, and disease. 🎧 Listen now! bit.ly/4gjgj7p

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 11/08/2026

🥼 Introducing our next guest! Dr. Abdullah Khan from @ox.ac.uk will be joining us on the podcast to talk about his research on engineering complex human tissue models to study cell interactions, aging, and disease. 🔬 His latest work: bit.ly/3P7lZan

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 10/08/2026

Dr. Janice Reid and scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute reveal a comprehensive atlas of human #CardiacOrganoids that shows how signaling molecules regulate heart function and identifies pathways linked to heart failure. 💓 📃 bit.ly/4xfFCy3 Tune in: bit.ly/3TCds1C

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 07/08/2026

Scientists found that long-term vitamin C supplementation partially reverses age-related changes in primate bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cell function. 🍊 Here's the study: bit.ly/455UMK8 Tune in: bit.ly/3TCds1C

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 06/08/2026

Scientists at Huazhong University of Science and Technology found that intestinal stem cells use an #epigenetic division-counting mechanism to precisely control cell fate decisions during tissue maintenance. 🧬 Read more: go.nature.com/4fUTQxe Listen now: bit.ly/3TCds1C

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 05/08/2026

Researchers with Evan Appleton at Colossal Biosciences have generated the first #iPSCs from Asian elephants, providing a new platform for conservation and disease research. 🐘 Read more: go.nature.com/4y2YAc8 Listen to the discussion: bit.ly/3TCds1C

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 05/08/2026

📢 We're honored to welcome Nobel Laureate Dr. Shinya Yamanaka! Join us as we explore the story behind one of the most transformative discoveries in modern biology and discuss the future of stem cell research with the pioneer of #iPSC technology. 🎧 Listen and share! bit.ly/4yXJZiS

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 30/07/2026

🚨 Something big is coming! 20 years after the discovery of #iPSCs, we're sitting down with the scientist behind it all. Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, @nobelprize.org Laureate, joins us to discuss the discovery that changed regenerative medicine and where we're headed next. 📃 bit.ly/4vQnpFX

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 14/07/2026

We've got a special episode for you! Drs. Michael May and Janet Rothberg from CCRM discuss scaling and manufacturing of PSC-dervied therapies in front of a live audience at #ISSCR2026. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4vF6NBe

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 13/07/2026

Researchers led by Dr. Timothée Mouterde, Adam Hill, and Hoang-Phuong Phan have developed a wireless cantilever platform that enables high-throughput measurement of contractile forces in human cardiac organoids. 🗒️: go.nature.com/4f3DaTE 🎧: bit.ly/4f5dXIC

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 12/07/2026

That’s a wrap on #ISSCR2026! 🎊 Thank you to everyone who joined us. From listeners to guests to organizers to the incredible stem cell community, we're so grateful for the great conversations, science, and energy all week long. 🧡

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 12/07/2026

Looking for something to listen to on the way home from #ISSCR2026? Our final daily episode is out now! Catch up on the research presented on the final day of the meeting: bit.ly/3SRKIBH

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 11/07/2026

We have a new episode out! Daylon and Arun summarize the research presented yesterday at #ISSCR2026. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4wH7cnC

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 11/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our "On the Ground" #ISSCR2026 episode! Hear what they had to say when the episode airs on July 21st!

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 10/07/2026

Our Day 2 #ISSCR2026 episode is out now! 🎧 Listen to catch up on yesterday's talks: bit.ly/4eXagpE

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 10/07/2026

Congratulations to Haewon Cho from Seoul Women’s University on winning our gift basket! 🎉 If you're at #ISSCR2026, there's still time to stop by the Stem Cell Podcast booth! Come say hi! 👋

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 10/07/2026

📣 Happening now! We're recording in Room 515a until 3:30 pm. Drop by for a ten-minute Q&A with Daylon and Arun and you could appear on an episode of the Stem Cell Podcast! #ISSCR2026

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 10/07/2026

Using patient-derived organoids, researchers in the lab of Dr. Dannielle Engle at the @salkinstitute.bsky.social have identified chronic #pancreatitis subtypes and revealed CFTR modulators as a potential therapeutic strategy. 📘: bit.ly/4ww3oFv 🎧: bit.ly/4f5dXIC

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 10/07/2026

We'll be recording today at #ISSCR2026, and you could be our special guest! Sign up at booth #207 to be on an episode of the podcast! 🎙️

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 09/07/2026

What a day! 🤯 Catch up on all the excitement from yesterday's sessions at #ISSCR2026: bit.ly/3SRPe32

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 09/07/2026

Arun is a skeletal muscle cell! What is your cell fate? Stop by booth #207 at #ISSCR2026 to find out and snag matching pins!

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 09/07/2026

Today is your last chance to win a gift basket at #ISSCR2026! 🎁 Visit booth 207 to enter!

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 09/07/2026

New work from the lab of Dr. Norihiro Goto at @weillcornell.bsky.social suggests that loss of GATA6 promotes #ColorectalCancer liver metastasis by driving multilineage cellular plasticity. 1️⃣ Read the study: bit.ly/4oI65kN 2️⃣ Listen to the episode: bit.ly/4f5dXIC

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Alex Eve @amjeve.uk · 09/07/2026

Now's your chance to collect citeable 'at a glance' posters from @dev-journal.bsky.social & @dmmjournal.bsky.social at #ISSCR2026, including 'Stem cell-based models of early human development' by @liliulab.bsky.social and @jun-wu-lab.bsky.social l. Visit @biologists.bsky.social booth #1005.

A small preview of 'Stem cell-based models of early human development' Development at a glance poster by Lizhong Liu and Jun Wu.

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 09/07/2026

What do you think of #ISSCR2026 so far? Share your experience at the meeting and be featured in a special episode! Visit booth #207 to sign up for a time slot.

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 09/07/2026

A huge thank-you to Drs. Michael May and Janet Rothberg for joining us on our live show at #ISSCR2026, and to everyone who came to listen! 🎧 If you missed it, the episode will be available on podcast platforms next week.

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 08/07/2026

🎙️ Mic check, #ISSCR2026... we're almost ready to go live! Come join us in Room 511C at 6:30 PM to learn about the scaling and manufacturing of PSC-derived therapies.

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 08/07/2026

Through base editing of human embryos, researchers led by Dr. Kathy Niakan at @loke-ctr.bsky.social have shown that NANOG is essential for #epiblast formation and human pluripotency. 📄 Study: go.nature.com/44yvELX 🎧 Discussion: bit.ly/4f5dXIC

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 08/07/2026

Don't miss Dr. Andrew Gaffney's talk at #ISSCR2026! We recently spoke with Dr. Gaffney about how his team is advancing pluripotent stem cell applications for translational and clinical use. Listen now: bit.ly/4wbHgjt

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 08/07/2026

It’s a packed day at #ISSCR2026, including our live show on scaling and manufacturing PSC-derived therapies! Join us, along with Drs. Michael May and Janet Rothberg, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 511c. See you there!

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 07/07/2026

We're here at #ISSCR2026 and we can't wait to meet you! Stop by booth #207 to: 🖊️ Sign up for a recording session 🎁 Enter to win a gift basket 🤔 Discover your cell fate!

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 07/07/2026

📢 Announcing a new quarterly series! In partnership with the @isscr.org Early Career Advisory Committee, we're spotlighting rising leaders in stem cell research. Hear from Drs. Yifei Miao and Anca Pasca on #organoids, bioengineering, and brain development. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4f5dXIC

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