Ep. 60: Stemcentrx Featuring Scott Dylla

Published: Dec. 22, 2015, 11:03 a.m.

First off thank you everyone for listening to us in 2015, we had a really great year and excited for what\u2019s to come in 2016! \xa0Our current show is Episode 60, \u201cStemcentrx\u201d ft. Dr. Scott Dylla. \xa0The Stem Cell Podcast is presented by Thermo-Fisher Scientific, please go to stemcellpodcast.com for all our episodes and to sign up for our newsletter. \xa0In this episode we do not do a traditional science round but instead review some of the talks that can be found on the 24 Hour of Stem Cell event put on by Thermo-Fisher. \xa0Some of these talks include:

Bio-materials for stem cells and organoids
Activity of neurons firing in a dish
Tissue engineering for cardiac repair
Modeling predisposition to schizophrenia using iPS cells
shRNA screens identify regulators of stem cell self-renewal.

For our interview we bring on Scott Dylla, CSO and co-founder of\xa0Stemcentrx\xa0 a really cool new company that is using novel technology to target stem cells as a therapy for different cancers. \xa0Finally we close out the year with a rant on making up solutions that won\u2019t dissolve.

Happy Holidays and New Year!



Photo Reference: Courtesy of Scott Dylla