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New blogger Sanat Khanna says advanced analytics and data literacy are the key to unlocking biomanufacturing's next frontier and #patientaccess to therapies signalsblog.ca/from-data-floo…

CCRM and #OmniaBio will be at @ISCTGlobal #ISCT2026 in Dublin this week. We’re looking forward to engaging with attendees and learning how OmniaBio can support your #CGT programs. @MichaelMay5 will be joining a panel discussion on May 8. See you there! @ThisIspoornima

Blogger Krystal Jacques writes about new research on injured human #spinalcord organoids that is nearing #clinicaltrials. If successful, this promising new regenerative therapy could repair paralyzing injuries in humans. signalsblog.ca/new-paralysis-… @SamuelStupp @nozomu_takata @NU_CRN

We have the science, the technology, the medical need — and now the regulatory momentum — to deliver on the global promise of gene editing on demand go.nature.com/4mKVDrF

Tomorrow is the last day to submit a late-breaking abstract for #ISSCR2026! Share your latest discoveries with the global stem cell research community. Due 22 April. 👉 bit.ly/4owAWzF

It was a real joy moderating the @LetsTalkScience symposium! Canada is conducting incredible research. Happy to share that message with the world🙌 🔥The session: bit.ly/canadian-scien… @csa_asc @StemCellNetwork @GenomeCanada @ArcticNet

🎉 Congratulations to ISSCR member Katherine A. High for being recognized as the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences award winner!

#Organoids and #AI offer alternative options to animal testing in biomedical research, but aren't yet getting funding support in Canada cbc.ca/radio/quirks/a…. @milicaruoft @McMasterU @WindsorUSOM

Sasha Mendjan, @IMBA_Vienna, is a stem cell biologist known for developing human heart organoid and multi-lineage cardiac models. Do not miss his talk in the "Advanced Organoid Models" session at #ISSCR2026 this July! Register today 👉 isscr2026.org

Blogger @LaineBComms has identified six #scicomm trends to adopt in 2026 that will be useful for practitioners and scientists looking to explain their research. Check out her useful post "Game-changing science communication trends to watch" signalsblog.ca/game-changing-…

ICYMI: FDA OKs risky, pioneering OSK rejuvenation trial with Sinclair’s ER-100 ipscell.com/2026/02/fda-ok… Is it really time yet to be doing this in humans? #stemcells

Join us April 24 at 10 AM (PT) for “Transforming Rare Disease Research: Hope & Impact.” Explore new advances in #RareDisease therapies, CIRM programs accelerating research, and CIRM’s RAPID program. Hear from Dr. Stephanie Cherqui of @UCSD. Register: cirm-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Scientists have found a way to create cancer killing CAR-T cells inside the body. youtube.com/watch?v=Ic7FTn…

What the peptide craze reveals about Americans’ relationship with risk. Great piece from @SarahLizChar statnews.com/2026/04/06/rfk… It's so odd how many people will not trust proven biomedical approaches but embrace and literally shoot up with unproven things like peptides

Join us on Tuesday, April 21 at 3pm for our annual Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture! This year we are excited to be hosting Dr. Sarah Teichmann for a lecture on 'Mapping the Human Body One Cell at a Time'. 📍MSL 102 and Zoom More info: msl.ubc.ca/event/2025-26-…

This #NationalEngineeringMonth, @msstaceyerin writes about the changing look of engineering, including the impact of #AI for new engineers in the workplace. signalsblog.ca/right-turn-nem… #womeninSTEM #womeninengineering

This National Engineering Month, CCRM & #OmniaBio are acknowledging the engineers whose innovation is turning #RegenerativeMedicine breakthroughs into scalable, life-changing therapies. Celebrate with us by posting a reply that tags an engineer in #CGT. #nem2026

ICYMI: FDA investigating after US patient dies after use placental extract Laennec, Russian med student/health influencer also died ipscell.com/2026/03/fda-in… Risky trend of self-administration of unproven stuff: stem cells & peptides (BPC-157, GHK, etc.) #stemcells

Watch this debunking medical #misinformation panel discussion, featuring @heysciencesam @KristaLambComms & the @TorontoStar's Megan Ogilvie, with moderator @MollyThomasTV, host of TVO's "Big [If True]." Thx to our co-hosts @MaRSDD & @RCIScience! youtube.com/watch?v=fIJxok… #scicomm

Enroll in the ISSCR and @STEMCELLTech Applying Research Standards course, a free, self-paced program offering practical guidance to strengthen rigor, transparency & reproducibility in stem cell research. A must for all career stages. 👉bit.ly/43Slc1G