Synthetic Biology - The Stem Cell Podcast

Development Embryo Models Synthetic Biology

Ep. 278: “Stembryo Engineering” Featuring Dr. Alfonso Martinez Arias

Dr. Alfonso Martinez Arias is the CREA Research Professor in the Department of Systems Bioengineering of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. He talks about his path to developmental biology…

Patricia ThomsonOctober 15, 2024

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Ep. 261: “Building Neuromuscular Tissues” Featuring Dr. Ritu Raman

Dr. Ritu Raman is the d’Arbeloff Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, where her lab uses robotics and tissue engineering to treat muscle loss. She talks about light-activated…

Patricia ThomsonFebruary 20, 2024

Development ESCs and iPSCs Ethics Synthetic Biology

Ep. 250: “Blastoid Development and Implantation” Featuring Dr. Nicolas Rivron

Dr. Nicolas Rivron is a Principal Investigator at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. His group recreates embryonic development using mammalian stem cells…

Patricia ThomsonSeptember 5, 2023

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Ep. 234: “Engineered Tissue Assembly” Featuring Dr. Boyang Zhang

Dr. Boyang Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University. His lab uses advanced biofabrication techniques to build human micro-tissue models for predictive drug discovery and to…

mjoyJanuary 24, 2023

Development ESCs and iPSCs Synthetic Biology

Ep. 227: “Interspecies Chimeras” Featuring Dr. Jun Wu

Dr. Jun Wu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern. The Wu lab uses interspecies chimeras to study fundamental biology: conserved and divergent developmental programs, determination of…

Patricia ThomsonOctober 4, 2022