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Jan
10
Wed
Stem Cell Club: January 24 @ SCTR
Jan 10 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Stem Cell Club: January 24 @ SCTR

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 3:30-5:00pm in Room 9-146 SCTR

Speakers:

  • Mijo Simunovic, PhD, Assistant Professor Columbia University
    • Title: A slingshot through time: recreating the first steps of human embryonic development with stem cells
  • Eoin Whelan, PhD, Postdoctoral Feloow Brinster Lab & Sasaki Lab
    • Title: In vitro derivation of primate spermatogonia

Hosted by: Kotaro Sasaki, MD, PhD, School of Veterinary Medicine

Open to all Penn faculty, postdocs, students, and staff! Come enjoy some snacks and stem cell science.

Feb
14
Wed
Stem Cell Club: February 24 @ SCTR
Feb 14 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Stem Cell Club: February 24 @ SCTR

Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 from 3:30-5:00PM in room 9-146 SCTR.

Speakers:

  • Xiaojun (Lance) Lian, PhD, Associate Professor, Penn State
    • Title: MAGIK: A rapid and efficient method to create lineage-specific reporters in human stem cells
  • Fan Li, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Wu Lab
    • Title: Defining impact of genomic variants on dynamic cardiac lineage differentiation with the ancestrally diverse hiPSC village

Hosted by: Hao Wu, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics, PSOM

Open to all Penn faculty, postdocs, students, and staff! Come enjoy some snacks and stem cell science.

Mar
20
Wed
Stem Cell Club: March 24 @ SCTR
Mar 20 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Stem Cell Club: March 24 @ SCTR

Speaker: Yajie (Kevin) Liang, PhD, Assistant Professor University of Maryland Baltimore 

Hosted by: Guo-Li Ming, MD, PhD, Perelman Professor of Neuroscience, PSOM

Open to all Penn faculty, postdocs, students, and staff! Come enjoy some snacks and stem cell science.

Apr
10
Wed
Stem Cell Club: April 24 @ SCTR
Apr 10 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Stem Cell Club: April 24 @ SCTR

Speaker: Albert E. Almada, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California

Hosted by: Juan Alvarez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, PSOM

Open to all Penn faculty, postdocs, students, and staff! Come enjoy some snacks and stem cell science.

Apr
22
Mon
Distinguished Seminar Series: Dr. Richard A. Young
Apr 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Distinguished Seminar Series: Dr. Richard A. Young

Open to all Penn faculty, postdocs, students, and staff. Join us for this IRM-sponsored installment of the Distinguished Seminar Series, which features notable researchers from institutions around the world.

This week, we are hosting Dr. Richard A. Young from MIT.

For questions about one-on-one meetings or trainee lunch with our speaker, please contact Diona Cashioli (diona.cashioli@pennmedicine.upenn.edu).

May
8
Wed
Stem Cell Club: May 24 @ SCTR
May 8 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Stem Cell Club: May 24 @ SCTR

Speaker: Blair Benham-Pyle, PhD, Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Hosted by: Juan Alvarez, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, PSOM

Open to all Penn faculty, postdocs, students, and staff! Come enjoy some snacks and stem cell science.

May
13
Mon
Distinguished Seminar Series: Dr. Andrew P. McMahon
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Distinguished Seminar Series: Dr. Andrew P. McMahon

Open to all Penn faculty, postdocs, students, and staff. Join us for this IRM-sponsored installment of the Distinguished Seminar Series, which features notable researchers from institutions around the world.

This week, we are hosting Dr. Andrew P. McMahon from USC.

For questions about one-on-one meetings or trainee lunch with our speaker, please contact Diona Cashioli (diona.cashioli@pennmedicine.upenn.edu).