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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

RSVP for the annual Sanford Stem Cell Institute Symposium, Oct. 15-16, where academics, medical providers and space and biotech industries convene to discuss the latest across stem cell and biological sciences. Virtual registration is complimentary here: bit.ly/4athejg.

Sanford Stem Cell Institute Symposium, Oct. 15-16, 2026, attend virtually. stemcells.ucsd.edu. Photos and titles featured are Peter Dirks, MD, PhD, FRCSC, the Hospital for Sick Children; Elaine Fuchs, PhD, the Rockefeller University; Cigall Kadoch, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Robert Langer, ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Amy Wagers, PhD, Harvard Stem Cell Institute; Irving Weissman, MD, Stanford University

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🌿 The research of our Alysson Muotri, PhD, spans the depths of the Amazon rainforest to the heights of the International Space Station — and beyond. 🛰️ Read more about it @ bit.ly/4hF8FGa. H/t @ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social #AlzheimersAwareness

image of Alysson Muotri with title: A Winding Quest for Neuroplasticity

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎉 @ucsandiego.bsky.social ranks No. 4 among U.S. public universities — and 20th in the world — according to Shanghai Ranking, due in part to exceptional faculty like SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, and their groundbreaking research. More: bit.ly/4h6zem6. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social 🥂 #space

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🚀 You might have heard about efforts to manufacture organs in #space. But what about #medicine? 💊 Learn about pioneers in the field — including our Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD — & their work in this @science.org article: bit.ly/4zH5y7t @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @jamiesonlab.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

You've heard of AI. How about OI? Read about the organoid intelligence revolution — and how the work of researchers like SSCI's Alysson Muotri, PhD, is fueling it — in @wired.com's new piece "AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive": bit.ly/4wpS11A. H/t @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social #biology #technology #AI

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial of rebecsinib, a first-in-class investigational ADAR1 inhibitor for relapsed/refractory secondary #AML and higher-risk myelofibrosis. bit.ly/3TIEYdM @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social #ClinicalTrials #CancerResearch

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

bit.ly/4f9G0HZ Tune in for our reGEN Podcast 🎙️ with @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social where we discuss stem cells, cardiovascular biology and space biosciences. Watch here or listen 🎧 where you find your podcasts.

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#Italy boasts one of the world's oldest populations. Its Cilento region, in particular, is home to 300 centenarians in robust health. Read about our efforts to discover why — and potential clinical solutions for the rest of us: bit.ly/4aQynDM #longevity #aging #health H/t @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Lung #cancer in never-smokers is the 5th most common cause of cancer death globally, writes @rachelnuwer.bsky.social in @nature.com. Researchers, including our Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, are using genetic data and computational biology to discover risk factors beyond air pollution: bit.ly/3S22Po7.

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The V Foundation has awarded an All-Star Grant to SSCI’s Frank Furnari, PhD, and team to advance glioblastoma research targeting therapy-resistant “persister cells,” aiming to stop 🧠 brain tumor recurrence. Learn more here: bit.ly/43PULJw #VictoryOverCancer #cancer

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

How can we catch cancer sooner — & treat it smarter? We’re thrilled to have the work of our Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, a prominent computational biologist, featured in this piece from @ucsdhealth.bsky.social. Read about his colorectal & oral #cancer work: bit.ly/4wVSABt. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Join us June 26 for the inaugural SSCI's summit of the Sanford Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research (ISSCOR) Center, dedicated to shaping the future of human space exploration and translational efforts. RSVP to attend in-person or virtually here: bit.ly/4wnNrSu.

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🛰️ We're grateful for @mayoclinic.org's Joe Sirven, MD, mentioning our cutting-edge space-based research on @kjzz.org. 🔬 Read his insightful Artemis-inspired commentary here: bit.ly/4unQ8Sz. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social #medicine #spacemedicine #space #ucsandiego #science

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Researchers are working to determine if low Earth orbit is favorable for drug discovery, development & production. 💊 Could it also be favorable for transplantation? 🛰️ Our Alysson Muotri, PhD, explores the topic on the Business Trip podcast: bit.ly/4dl5uBr. 🎙️ @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social #medicine

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🎉 Today we’re celebrating the successful docking of SpaceX CRS-34 to the International Space Station — and the arrival of our research to the cosmos! 🛰️ It’s the 19th time the institute has sent experiments to space, with the goal of learning more about health for astronauts and humans on Earth. 👩‍🚀

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🌌 A common question we get is, “Why perform research in space?” 🤔 In the latest @scifri.bsky.social episode, our Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, and Meenal Datta, PhD, explore numerous reasons — including the tendency of space to activate the “dark genome.” 🎧: bit.ly/3RoqLl0 #cancer #medicine #space

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

👩‍🚀 Call us #space cadets in the best of ways — heads in the clouds, eyes set on the stars and preparing for our 19th and 20th research project launches, aboard SpaceX CRS-34, 4 pm PDT May 12 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 🛰️ Stay tuned for more exciting news on the launch! #nationalspaceday

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

When you support SSCI on Triton Giving Day & every day, you help us develop & deliver cutting-edge treatments to the patients who need them most, with conditions like HIV/AIDS, Parkinson's, epilepsy, MS, type 1 diabetes, cancer & more. Donate: bit.ly/429duzb. #ucsandiego

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Looking for a quick pick-me-up? 😄 Check out this 20-min episode of the Cell & Gene podcast. 🧬 It features SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, who discusses exciting advancements in #cancer treatment that she believes will be available in 1-2 years: bit.ly/4vI2t5h

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, & Alysson Muotri, PhD, director of our ISSCOR Center, are featured in this article about the innovative #space research being performed at @ucsandiego.bsky.social: bit.ly/3On9tUi. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @scrippsocean.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🔬 SSCI's computational biologist Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, recently discovered that some E. coli infections lead to genetic mutations often found in early-onset colorectal cancers. 🦠 He's creating a stool-based test to ID young people at high risk. More: bit.ly/4t5qD86. 👏 @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Our Karen Christman, PhD, a visiting fellow of the Charité Foundation at @mdc-berlin.bsky.social, will spend three months this summer in Berlin, Germany, partnering with its researchers. Read more about her pioneering work in biomaterials: bit.ly/48hLD32. H/t @christmanlab.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

🚀 Our Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research Center has sent 18 sets of experiments to the International Space Station so far. 🛰️ Why perform research in #space? Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, explains in an essay in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social: bit.ly/4bVBN9n. 👩‍🚀 @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🚀 March 6 was a busy day for us, as our Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, chaired a daylong RNA, stem cell- & gene-based therapies track at Precision Medicine World Conference, bringing a space-health perspective. Joining her: Alexis Komor, PhD; @geneyeo.bsky.social; & Alysson Muotri, PhD. bit.ly/4sKgSw1

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

🎉 We’re celebrating Maya Gosztyla, PhD, a '24 @ucsdhealth.bsky.social grad and finalist for the Chancellor’s Innovation Award in the student/alumni innovator of the year category for founding BrainStorm Therapeutics. 🥳 She got her start in the lab of SSCI's @geneyeo.bsky.social. bit.ly/4maLKmU

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🚀 Thanks to all who joined us for our 4th Global Astrobiotech Hub event earlier this month, where we celebrated 18 launches of research projects to the International Space Station — and counting! Read more about the event: bit.ly/4lVOd4j. #stemcellscience #regenerativemedicine #spacemedicine

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🎉 SSCI directors had a blast sharing their work at @sxsw.com last week. Alysson Muotri, PhD, presented on diversity, Neanderthal DNA & the dark genome. And @geneyeo.bsky.social, PhD, & Alexis Komor, PhD, discussed how #AI is ushering in an era of precision #genetics. 🧬 See you next year in Austin! 🤞

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

SSCI’s Alexis Komor, PhD, and colleagues created an improved version of a gene base editor with higher efficiency minimizing unwanted bystander edits - enhancing 🧬 gene editing & disease modeling for treating genetic disorders. Learn more @ bit.ly/4sms8hU. @natbiotech.nature.com

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Nearly 40% of Americans have metabolic syndrome, which carries w/it the risk of liver fibrosis (MASH). Treatment options are limited but expanding, thanks to the work of SSCI's Tatiana Kisseleva, MD, PhD; Gene Yeo, PhD; & colleagues. More on their work: bit.ly/4bsWDvs. H/t @sbpdiscovery.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

How will AI reshape public health and decision-making? In our latest 🎙️ podcast, @bruceylee.bsky.social, MD, MBA, shares insights on the intersection of AI, systems modeling and health communication systems. 🎧 Watch here: bit.ly/4sDUAeI #AI #Health #StemCells

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🎉 A patient with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome has received an investigational, 1st-in-human gene therapy, thanks to the lab of SSCI's Alysson Muotri, PhD. It's the first drug developed using brain organoids — and not animal models — to reach clinical trial. Cheers to hope! 🥂 H/t @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

💡 Sanford Stem Cell Innovation Center Deputy Director Alexis Komor, PhD, was honored Friday w/the Precision Medicine World Conference Luminary Award for co-inventing #CRISPR base editing. 🌟 SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, received the award in 2024, for advancing cancer-stem-cell biology.

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, recently attended the @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social Summer Research Symposium to support a med student she mentored. “It’s essential for students to conduct research, particularly medical students who will someday see patients,” she said: bit.ly/4rjKDCd #cancer

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🦓 This #RareDiseaseDay, we’re proud to shine the spotlight on 5 rare disorders & 4 researchers turning hope into reality for patients w/CPS1D, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Rett syndrome, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome & ALS. More: bit.ly/3N8UqNk. H/t @rarediseaseday.bsky.social @nucdf.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🚀 Catch up on the latest advances in #space related #stemcell #science and #regenerativemedicine at our Global Astrobiotechnology Hub event THIS MONDAY, March 2, 2-6 p.m. PT. Complimentary online tix are still available at bit.ly/4bhqpol. 🧫

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🚀 Just dropped, our new podcast 🎙️ with Alysson Muotri, PhD. We explore the intersection of #stemcells, medicinal Amazon Rainforest discoveries, Neanderthal DNA, space-based research and disease remodeling - all reshaping how we understand human health. 🧬 Watch here bit.ly/46tGJiF 🎧

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🔬 #genetherapy holds incredible promise but carries the risks of immune response and toxicity. To combat this, SSCI's Alexis Komor, PhD, and team developed a workflow that allows scientists to more effectively deliver less DNA. Read more at bit.ly/46d1f72. H/t @natureportfolio.nature.com 🧬

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🚀 Catch up on the latest advances in #space related #stemcell #science and #regenerativemedicine at our Global Astrobiotechnology Hub Event on Monday, March 2, 2-6 p.m. PT. Complimentary online tix are still available at bit.ly/4bhqpol. 🧫

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

💔 The heart’s ability to heal itself is limited. After a heart attack, scar tissue prevents a fatal rupture. But it can't contract or conduct electrical signals, significantly raising the risk of heart failure. More on an innovative solution from SSCI’s Karen Christman, PhD, here: bit.ly/3MMwuze. 💓

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

SSCI’s @geneyeo.bsky.social and collaborators developed Ribo-STAMP, a technology that tracks protein production in single brain cells. Their @nature.com study maps the brain’s “translatome,” revealing differences in memory neurons & new clues to disorders like autism. Learn more @ bit.ly/3MkKQ9X

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Can the hivemind use Carol's frozen eggs to assimilate her? Our @signerlab.bsky.social separates stem cell fact from fiction in the remarkably plausible Apple TV blockbuster Pluribus. bit.ly/4rUc1az H/t @ucsandiego.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Triple-negative breast #cancer is aggressive & difficult to treat. Thanks to the work of our @geneyeo.bsky.social, PhD, MBA, a new potential therapeutic target has been ID'ed: the protein PUF60. 🙌 Knocking it down dealt a substantial blow to cancer cells — but not healthy ones. More @ bit.ly/4jIXRq6

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

🙌 A $7.4 million California Institute for Regenerative Medicine grant awarded to SSCI expert Stephanie Cherqui, PhD, and team will ready a revolutionary new treatment — a stem cell-based gene therapy for Friedreich’s ataxia — for clinical trial. 🎉 More: bit.ly/4jw1qiY. H/t @cirmnews.bsky.social

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🌍 International research collaborations help avoid duplication of effort, speed progress and spread new knowledge. Our recent Hertzberg-Schechter Stem Cell Workshop did just that, uniting U.S. experts with those from Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. More @ bit.ly/4p5uEGV. 🔬

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

👏 We're proud to announce that SSCI’s Ludmil B. Alexandrov and team are recipients of Curebound's $1 Million Cure Prize for their work to detect pancreatic #cancer early. Major congrats to @signerlab.bsky.social and Frank Furnari, too, for receiving Discovery grants. More @ bit.ly/44RFedp

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

👩‍🚀 What are the health effects of space on astronauts? Our Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, sheds light on the topic in a new @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social article. Her work — the 1st comprehensive study of stem cell health in astronauts — provides answers NASA Twins couldn't: bit.ly/3KsuyLe

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Congratulations to Alexis Komor, PhD, for being honored with the 2025 Advanced Science Young Innovator Award. Komor is working to develop new precision genome editing methodologies to functionally interrogate how specific point mutations contribute to human disease. #stemcells #CRISPR bit.ly/49cBtly

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Fred “Rusty” Gage, PhD, with the @salkinstitute.bsky.social presents “Neural Stem Cells” at our annual symposium on Oct. 16, 9:05 a.m. PT. Register to watch his keynote online at bit.ly/4n1D5m9. #stemcells #brain #UCSD #UCSanDiego

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Join us for the “Stem Cell Biology, Development and Aging” keynote from Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, PhD, on Oct. 17, 9:15 a.m. PT. His work at @altoslabs.bsky.social includes developing therapeutics to overcome disease and aging. Register to join online for our annual symposium bit.ly/4n1D5m9.

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Sanford Stem Cell Institute UC San Diego @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Tune in online as Andreas Trumpp, PhD shares his keynote “Cancer Stem Cells” on Friday, Oct. 17, at 3:25 p.m. Trumpp is the managing director of the German Cancer Research Center. Online virtual registration is still open for our annual symposium at bit.ly/4n1D5m9. #stemcells #cancer #UCSD

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