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Blastema Regenerative Medicine

June 23, 2026

Ep. 323: “Building the Blastema” Featuring Dr. Mekayla Storer

Dr. Mekayla Storer is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Principal Investigator at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. She discusses how mammalian digit tips regenerate after…

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Cardiac Development Organoids

June 9, 2026

Ep. 322: “Healing Hearts with Macrophages” Featuring Dr. Filipa Simões

Dr. Filipa Simões is a Group Leader at the University of Oxford and Co-Director of the Oxford Organoid Hub. She discusses how macrophages shape heart development, repair, and regeneration, and…

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Hematopoiesis Leukemia Stem Cell Biology

May 26, 2026

Ep. 321: “Decoding Blood Stem Cells” Featuring Dr. Vijay Sankaran

Dr. Vijay Sankaran is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He discusses how his lab uses human genetics and stem cell biology…

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Cancer Immunology Mechanobiology Tumor Microenvironment

May 12, 2026

Ep. 320: “Cancer Under Pressure” Featuring Dr. Meenal Datta

Dr. Minal Datta is an Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame and leader of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment Mechanics (TIME) Lab. She discusses how mechanical forces within tumors…

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Cell Therapy ESCs and iPSCs Organoids Pluripotent Stem Cells Regulatory and Policy Standardization

April 28, 2026

Ep. 319: “Building Better iPSCs” Featuring Dr. Andrew Gaffney

Dr. Andrew Gaffney is Vice President, iPSC Platform at STEMCELL Technologies. In this episode, he discusses how his team is advancing pluripotent stem cell applications through high-quality iPSC line development,…

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Development Endocrinology Reproductive Medicine

April 14, 2026

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…

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Ep. 323: “Building the Blastema” Featuring Dr. Mekayla Storer

Ep. 322: “Healing Hearts with Macrophages” Featuring Dr. Filipa Simões

Ep. 321: “Decoding Blood Stem Cells” Featuring Dr. Vijay Sankaran

Ep. 320: “Cancer Under Pressure” Featuring Dr. Meenal Datta

Ep. 319: “Building Better iPSCs” Featuring Dr. Andrew Gaffney

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