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Ep. 333: “Shaping Cell Fate” Featuring Drs. Anupama Hemalatha and Verena Schwach

Ep. 333: “Shaping Cell Fate” Featuring Drs. Anupama Hemalatha and Verena Schwach

This special episode, created in partnership with the ISSCR Early Career Advisory Committee, features two rising leaders in stem cell research. Dr. Anupama Hemalatha, a Junior Group Leader at the…
Ep. 332: Live Show at the Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium

Ep. 332: Live Show at the Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium

In this special episode recorded live in Seattle, Washington at the Allen Institute for the Early Career Development Symposium. Dr. Crystal Rogers, Associate Professor at the UC Davis School of…
Ep. 331: “How the Heart Takes Shape” Featuring Dr. Lika Drakhlis

Ep. 331: “How the Heart Takes Shape” Featuring Dr. Lika Drakhlis

Dr. Lika Drakhlis is a Junior Group Leader at Hannover Medical School. She discusses how her lab uses human pluripotent stem cells to develop complex, multi-tissue organoids that model the…
Ep. 330: “Decoding Cell Fate” Featuring Dr. Yonatan Stelzer

Ep. 330: “Decoding Cell Fate” Featuring Dr. Yonatan Stelzer

Dr. Yonatan Stelzer is a Principal Investigator at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He discusses how his lab combines developmental biology, epigenetics, and single-cell technologies to understand how cells acquire…
Ep. 329: “Decoding Spermatogenesis” Featuring Dr. Charles Easley

Ep. 329: “Decoding Spermatogenesis” Featuring Dr. Charles Easley

Dr. Charles Easley is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Georgia. He discusses how his lab uses pluripotent stem cells and in vitro models…
Ep. 328: “Modeling Human Microenvironments” Featuring Dr. Abdullah Khan

Ep. 328: “Modeling Human Microenvironments” Featuring Dr. Abdullah Khan

Dr. Abdullah Khan is an Associate Professor of Tissue Engineering at the University of Oxford and a Group Leader at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine. He discusses how…
Ep. 327: “The iPSC Revolution” Featuring Dr. Shinya Yamanaka

Ep. 327: “The iPSC Revolution” Featuring Dr. Shinya Yamanaka

Nobel Laureate Dr. Shinya Yamanaka is the Director Emeritus of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), President of the CiRA Foundation, Professor at Kyoto University, and Senior…
Ep. 326: “ISSCR 2026: On the Ground”

Ep. 326: “ISSCR 2026: On the Ground”

In July 2026, we attended ISSCR 2026, the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, in Montreal. We spoke with delegates about their research, the scientific advances…
Ep. 325: “Live at ISSCR 2026: Scaling and Manufacturing of PSC-Derived Therapies” Featuring Drs. Michael May and Janet Rothberg

Ep. 325: “Live at ISSCR 2026: Scaling and Manufacturing of PSC-Derived Therapies” Featuring Drs. Michael May and Janet Rothberg

In this special episode recorded live in Montréal, Canada at ISSCR 2026, Dr. Michael May, President and CEO of the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM), and Dr. Janet…
ISSCR 2026: Day 4

ISSCR 2026: Day 4

In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours.…
ISSCR 2026: Day 3

ISSCR 2026: Day 3

In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours.…
ISSCR 2026: Day 2

ISSCR 2026: Day 2

In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours.…
ISSCR 2026: Day 1

ISSCR 2026: Day 1

In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours.…
Ep. 324: “From Stem Cells to Living Tissues” Featuring Drs. Yifei Miao and Anca Pasca

Ep. 324: “From Stem Cells to Living Tissues” Featuring Drs. Yifei Miao and Anca Pasca

This quarterly special episode, created in partnership with the ISSCR Early Career Advisory Committee, features two rising leaders in stem cell research. Dr. Yifei (Simon) Miao, a Professor at the…
Ep. 323: “Building the Blastema” Featuring Dr. Mekayla Storer

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

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

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

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

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

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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