Development - The Stem Cell Podcast

Development Endocrinology Reproductive Medicine

Ep. 318: “Modeling Reproduction and Endocrinology” Featuring Dr. Kotaro Sasaki

Dr. Kotaro Sasaki is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He discusses how his lab uses human pluripotent stem cells to model germ cell development and endocrine organs…

Jamie KangApril 14, 2026

Development Embryo Models

Ep. 316: “Primate Embryogenesis” Featuring Dr. Thorsten Boroviak

Dr. Thorsten Boroviak is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge and a member of the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. He discusses how stem cell–based embryo models are helping…

Stem Cell PodcastMarch 17, 2026

Development Neuroscience

Ep. 309: “Neuronal Cell Fate and Function” Featuring Dr. Thomas Vierbuchen

Dr. Thomas Vierbuchen is Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In this episode, he talks about using PSCs to model neurodevelopmental processes. He also discusses his direct…

kmcburneyNovember 25, 2025

Cell Fate Development Neural crest Neuroscience

Ep. 308: “Regeneration in the Cerebellum” Featuring Dr. Sumru Bayin

Dr. Sumru Bayin is a Group Leader at the Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge. She talks about her work on regeneration in the neonatal mouse cerebellum and how…

kmcburneyNovember 11, 2025

Development Neural crest Neuroscience

Ep. 306: “Vertebrate Development” Featuring Dr. Carole LaBonne

Dr. Carole LaBonne is the Erastus Otis Haven Professor of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University. Her lab studies the genesis of neural crest stem cells at the level of the signaling…

Stem Cell PodcastOctober 14, 2025