UCSD Sanford Stem Cell Institute

The UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute is a global hub for stem cell science and innovation, advancing research in space & through active clinical trials.

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https://t.co/GOTMpbFUvh The @TheVFoundation has awarded an All-Star Grant to SSCI’s @furnarilab and team to advance glioblastoma research targeting therapy-resistant “persister cells,” aiming to stop 🧠 brain tumor recurrence. #VictoryOverCancer #cancer #MedTwitter @UCSDMedSchool

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How can we catch cancer sooner — & treat it smarter? We’re thrilled to have the work of our Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, a prominent computational biologist, featured in this piece from @UCSDHealth. Read about his innovative colorectal & oral #cancer research: https://t.co/n4ZlkmfQhu.

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Join us June 26 for the inaugural SSCI's summit of the Sanford Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research (ISSCOR) Center, dedicated to shaping the future of human space exploration and translational efforts. RSVP to attend in-person or virtually here: https://t.co/C8cjtzbsno.

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https://t.co/L1WtCq7Edv Tune in for our latest reGEN podcast 🎙️ interview with Sheldon Morris, MD, MPH, director of the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, as we discuss his past and current research, the @CIRMnews Alpha Clinic & clinical trials. #stemcells #medtwitter #podcast

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🛰️ We're grateful for @MayoClinic's Joe Sirven, MD, mentioning our cutting-edge space-based research on @kjzzphoenix. 🔬 Read his insightful Artemis-inspired commentary here: https://t.co/GlH5zemAtx. @ISS_CASIS @UCSDMedSchool #medicine #spacemedicine #space #ucsandiego #science

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Researchers are working to determine if low Earth orbit is favorable for drug discovery, development & production. 💊 Could it also be favorable for transplantation? 🛰️ Our Alysson Muotri, PhD, explores the topic: https://t.co/GW22QfYPxZ. @PsymedVentures @UCSDMedSchool #medicine

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🎉Today we’re celebrating the successful docking of @SpaceX CRS-34 to the @ISS_CASIS — & the arrival of our research to the cosmos! 🛰️ It’s the 19th time the institute has sent experiments to space, with the goal of learning more about health for astronauts & humans on Earth. 👩‍🚀

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🌌 A common question we get is, “Why perform research in space?” 🤔 In the latest @scifri episode, our Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, and @DattaScientist explore numerous reasons — including the tendency of space to activate the “dark genome.” 🎧: https://t.co/PSwoUj4oQd #science

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Astronauts & cancer patients may face similar health issues due to radiation & microgravity/chemotherapy — so we're sending breast cancer & glioblastoma stem cells to the @ISS_CASIS via @SpaceX CRS-34 to learn more. Watch the launch, sched for 3:50 pm PT: https://t.co/oQNa9qYeOo

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Our reGEN Podcast 🎙️ with Jonathan Thomas, PhD, JD, President and CEO of @CIRMnews reviews the Alpha Clinic network and patient-focused novel therapeutics, clinical trials and gene therapies. Watch here https://t.co/aQFAX02yil or listen 🎧where you find your podcasts. #stemcells

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👩‍🚀 Call us #space cadets in the best of ways — heads in the clouds, eyes set on the stars & preparing for our 19th & 20th research project launches, aboard @SpaceX CRS-34, 4 pm PDT May 12 at Cape Canaveral. 🛰️ Stay tuned for more exciting news on the launch! #nationalspaceday

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When you support SSCI on Triton Giving Day & every day, you help us develop & deliver cutting-edge treatments to the patients who need them most, with conditions like HIV/AIDS, Parkinson's, epilepsy, MS, type 1 diabetes, cancer & more. Donate: https://t.co/gVCgmR9Y0Y. #ucsandiego

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https://t.co/SK1YA9DCsT Tune in for our reGEN Podcast 🎙️conversation with @TannishthaReya, PhD, who is credited with creating the term “cancer stem cells.” 🦠 She has created novel approaches to map normal stem cell behavior within living organisms. #MedTwitter #stemcells

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A $13M award from @CIRMNews is funding groundbreaking #regenerativemedicine research led by @yeo_lab and team to tackle “RNA pollution”🧬 as a root cause of neurodegeneration to protect the aging brain 🧠. Learn more @: https://t.co/QhouR6Ar2t. H/t @salkinstitute @sbpdiscovery

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Looking for a quick pick-me-up? 😀 Check out this 20-min episode of the Cell & Gene podcast. 🧬 It features SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, who discusses exciting advancements in #cancer treatment that she believes will be available in 1-2 years: https://t.co/B0TbFP6W71

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SSCI Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, & Alysson Muotri, PhD, director of our ISSCOR Center, are featured in this article about the innovative #space research being performed at @UCSanDiego: https://t.co/96GthZ1S0r. H/t @UCSDMedSchool @UCSDJacobs @Scripps_Ocean

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🔬 SSCI's computational biologist Ludmil Alexandrov, PhD, recently discovered that some E. coli infections lead to genetic mutations often found in early-onset colorectal cancers. 🦠 He's creating a stool-based test to ID young people @ high risk: https://t.co/urGct5MhFX. 👏

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Our Karen Christman, PhD, a visiting fellow of the Charité Foundation at the Max Delbrück Center, will spend 3 months this summer in Berlin, Germany, partnering with its researchers. Read more about her pioneering work in biomaterials: https://t.co/KiLIN6uC08. H/t @ChristmanLab

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🚀 Our Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research Center has sent 18 sets of experiments to the @Space_Station so far. 🛰️ Why perform research in #space? 🌍 Director Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, explains in an essay in @TheLancetOncol: https://t.co/kvoqgXVzwn. 👩‍🚀 @thejamiesonlab

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https://t.co/ICWpglzNSq 🎙️ Tune in to our reGEN Podcast with @leowanglab - City of Hope - for insights on the @CIRMnews Alpha Clinic network & breakthroughs in pediatric #cancer; from engineered cell therapies to “living medicines,” advancing care for aggressive cancers.