Southern California Stem Cell Seminars Series

Participants have the option to attend in-person in the Duane Roth Auditorium or simulcast via Zoom for virtual participation.

Attendees are encouraged to register via Eventbrite for auditorium seating and for Zoom participation.

"Breakfast & Conversation" begins at 9 am on the 2nd-floor terrace in the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine. Registration is strongly suggested.

Upcoming Seminars

April 11, 2024

Andrew Loo, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis "Capturing neurodegeneration of late-onset disorders in patient-derived neurons via direct reprogramming of somatic cell fates"

May 9, 2024

Benjamin Freedman, PhD, University of Washington

Freedman Research

June 13, 2024

Giorgia Quardrato, PhD, University of Southern California

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The Sanford Stem Cell Discovery Center and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute present the Southern California Stem Cell Series.

Seminar Schedule 2024

January 11, 2024: Amander Clarke Ph.D., International Society for Stem Cell Research

February 8, 2024:Li-Huei Tsai Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

March 14, 2024: Anca Pasca M.D., Stanford Medicine - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine

April 11, 2024: Andrew Loo, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, Developmental Biology

May 9, 2024: Benjamin Freedman Ph.D., University of Washington - Division of Nephrology

June 13, 2024: Giorgia Quadrato, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

July 11, 2024: Monica Shokeen, Ph.D., MBA, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

August 8, 2024: Catherine Yeung, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of Washington, School of Pharmacy

September 12, 2024: Dennis Clegg, Ph.D., University of Santa Barbara, Wilcox Family Chair in BioMedicine

October 10, 2024: Bill Lowry, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

November 14, 2024:Martin Kampmann, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco

December 9, 2024: Kristen Brennand, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine

seminar series info

“Breaking News in Stem Cells” is the only lecture series that brings the top papers in the field to your desktop as they happen. Presenters will be booked when they publish, so check back frequently to see who will be presenting next month.

If you are a researcher and are about to publish a high impact work, please contact stemcells@ucsd.edu to inquire about openings in the series. “Breaking News in Stem Cells” is a part of the Southern California Stem Cell Colloquium.

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