stem cell

Researcher talks Stem Cell Science in Western NY

Sep
21
2018

Richard M. Gronostajski PhD Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Professor of Biochemistry Director of the Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics Graduate Program Director, Western New York Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Center (WNYSTEM) The biology of adult neural stem cells is like a black box. While these stem cells have the ability to make… Read More

Physician-Scientist Uses Stem Cells to Research Incurable Cancer

Jul
16
2018

Dimitris G. Placantonakis, MD, PhD NYU School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Director Neurosurgical Laboratory for Stem Cell Research Dr. Dimitris G. Placantonakis is a physician-scientist—he both removes and researches a specific type of brain tumor, called low-grade gliomas. There are an estimated 20,000 cases of gliomas every year in the U.S., up… Read More