Zandstra Lab
Till & McCulloch Award goes to Peter Zandstra
A Canadian technology that has the potential to boost the number of stem cells given to patients undergoing transplants of the blood-forming system has been recognized as the most influential stem cell research paper authored by a Canadian in the past year. The University of Toronto’s Peter Zandstra is the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Till & McCulloch Award in […]
Spreading the Word
What does a discussion among approximately 140 high school students, volunteers, teachers and world-leading scientists on the subject of stem cells sound like? Oddly personal, important and revolutionary. “A student was saying that one of his friends died of leukemia and asked whether cord blood would have made a difference,” relates Biomedical Engineering PhD student David […]
Tomorrow’s technology: regenerative medicine
An unassuming box sits on a table. One part is clear plastic, allowing you to see the empty chamber inside. One day, that empty chamber may hold a cell colony or even tissue generated from a patient’s own body, to help diagnose or treat diseases such as cancer. It’s just one of many cutting-edge devices on […]