New Horizons: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone and Cognition
Join Vincent Prevot, PhD as he dives into the development and establishment of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system and the importance of its first postnatal activation.
Autonomic Regulation of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Functions in Health and Disease
In this webinar, Dr. Rahmouni presents his research on the fundamental processes mediating autonomic nervous system control of energy homeostasis and cardiovascular function in health and disease.
How to Create CRISPR-Edited T Cells More Efficiently for Tomorrow’s Cell Therapies
Explore future gene-editing trends, CRISPR challenges, and solutions with experts from Artisan Bio and STEMCELL Technologies.
Taurine: An Unexpected Anti-Aging Ally
A recent publication from Singh et al. demonstrate how taurine, an amino acid used widely throughout the body, can improve age-related health outcomes in mice, roundworms, non-human primates, and also highlight how this effect appears to be evolutionarily conserved in humans.
Industry Insights with Sino Biological: Cytokines – Catalysts of the Regenerative Revolution
Ritwika Biswas from Sino Biological explores the transformative potential of regenerative medicine and the crucial role of cytokines in tissue repair and regeneration.
#ExpertAnswers: Jack Vanden Heuvel on Nuclear Receptor Profiling
Dr. Jack Vanden Heuvel from Penn State University answers questions from a recent webinar discussing the use of cell-based reporter [...]
#ExpertAnswers: Steven Loo-Yong-Kee on CRISPR-Edited T Cells
Steven Loo-Yong-Kee highlights Artisan Bio’s STAR-CRISPR system for optimized gene editing in cell therapy, with a focus on the genetic modification of T cells for cancer immunotherapy.
Tick Tock: The Growing Risk of Lyme Disease and Efforts to Develop a Vaccine
In this blog we discuss Lyme disease, including reasons for increased prevalence, causes and symptoms, and vaccine developments.
Longitudinal Plasma Samples: Paving the Way for Precision Oncology
Experts present a cell-free plasma biobank and describe the role of longitudinal plasma samples for cancer research, disease monitoring, and biomarker development.
Evaluation of TruVivo, an All-Human Hepatocyte Model for Mechanistic DMPK Investigations
Join Diane Ramsden, PhD, and Lindsey Whaley, MS, for an inside look at TruVivo™, a novel all-human in vitro hepatocyte system developed by LifeNet Health LifeSciences.
Fully Characterized, Standardized Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Line and Ready-to-Use, High-Quality Neural Progenitor Cells for Downstream Differentiation Applications
In this webinar, experts present a standardized human induced pluripotent stem cell line and its differentiation into neural cells for disease modeling and assay development.
Chronological Age vs Biological Age: Can Aging be Reversed?
What can biological age tell us about our health? Is it a fixed number, or can it be reduced? A recent study from Poganik et al. investigates the fluctuations in biological age in response to physiological stress.
#ExpertAnswers: Sam Sternberg on Genome Engineering
Sam Sternberg discusses a novel CRISPR-Cas9 system using programmable, RNA-guided transposase and highlighting its implications for genome engineering in cell and gene therapies.
Real-time IntraVital Microscopy (IVM): In Vivo Live Cell Imaging in Immunology and Neuroscience with Live Imaging Demo
Selina Soyeon Ahn, PhD introduces IVIM Technology’s All-in-One real-time intravital confocal and two-photon microscopy system and its application to immunology and neuroscience research.
Fast-Forward Your Custom Antibody Generation With Four Bio-Rad Services
Discover how Bio-Rad's bioanalytical services and SpyTag-SpyCatcher technology can speed up custom antibody generation and improve assay flexibility for challenging targets.
CBD’s Potential as an Anti-Cancer Agent
Chemotherapy treatment is incredibly difficult on patient wellbeing, but an unlikely plant-derived substance may yet improve the adverse side effects. In this blog, we discuss the use of CBD as a treatment for side effects like organ damage and drug resistance in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
#ExpertAnswers: Kosuke Minamihata and Jes Kuruvilla on Synthetic Peptides for Regenerative Medicine
Kosuke Minamihata and Jes Kuruvilla discuss how synthetic growth factors work and give application examples using these synthetic peptides for cell therapy and regenerative medicine.
#ExpertAnswers: Nataliia Beztsinna and Marten Hornsveld on Pre-Clinical Immuno-Oncology
Nataliia Beztsinna and Marten Hornsveld describe how the tumor microenvironment modulates clinical responses and how patient-derived ex vivo and engineered in vitro models can be used for pre-clinical immuno-oncology testing.
#ExpertAnswers: Frauke Greve and Anna Borgström on Hepatic Safety Using 3D Liver Spheroids
Frauke Greve and Anna Borgström from InSphero highlight the latest advancements in hepatic safety assessment using 3D liver spheroids.
Can the Immune System Protect after Repeated Myocardial Injury?
While the immune response to a single cardiac event has been well researched, few have reported on whether an adaptive immunity is observed after repeated cardiac injury. Here, we discuss a recent publication from Tiwary et al., in which they investigate the cytoprotective response after multiple cardiomyopathic injuries.
Save Time and Money When Prioritizing Drug Candidates: Using Cell-Based Reporter Assays for Nuclear Receptor Profiling
Dr. Jack Vanden Heuvel discusses the use of cell-based reporter assays for nuclear receptor profiling to efficiently prioritize drug candidates and minimize off-target effects.
How to Create CRISPR-Edited T Cells More Efficiently for Tomorrow’s Cell Therapies
Steven Loo-Yong-Kee presents Artisan Bio's STAR-CRISPR™ system for optimized gene editing in cell therapy, with a focus on the genetifc modification of T cells for cancer immunotherapy.
Targeting Proteomics to Decipher Biology for the Drug Development Pipeline
Dr. Jeffrey Silva explores the role of mass spectrometry-based proteomics on drug discovery, disease mechanisms, and biomarker identification.
Synthetic Peptide Growth Factors: Forging the Path Forward for Regenerative Medicine, Cell Therapy, and Cellular Agriculture
Dr. Kosuke Minamihata answers questions about the benefits of synthetic peptide growth factors for regenerative medicine and cell therapy.
From Trauma to Binge Eating: How Early Life Experiences Impact the Leptin System
Early life trauma (ELT) has been identified as a risk factor for binge eating and obesity in adult life, but the neural mechanisms behind this phenomena have yet to be determined. In this blog post we discuss a recent publication from Shin et al., which delineates the circuitry of this ELT-induced maladaptive eating.