UCSD Sanford Stem Cell Institute

bit.ly/4f9G0HZ Tune in for our reGEN Podcast 🎙️with @ArunSharmaPhD. We discuss stem cells, cardiovascular biology and space biosciences. Watch here or listen 🎧 where you find your #podcasts.

#Italy boasts one of the world's oldest populations. Its Cilento region, in particular, is home to 300 centenarians in robust health. Read about our efforts to discover why and potential clinical solutions for the rest of us: bit.ly/4aQynDM @sbpdiscovery @UCSDMedSchool

Happy Anniversary to the #Ax4 crew, @AstroPeggy, @gagan_shux, @astro_slawosz, and Tibor Kapu! One year ago, the mission realized the return to human spaceflight for India, Poland, and Hungary, with each country undertaking its first government-sponsored human spaceflight in over 40 years. It also represented the first time all three nations executed a mission on board the International Space Station (@Space_Station). The Ax-4 crew successfully conducted more than 60 research activities utilizing microgravity to achieve new breakthroughs, along with 23 outreach events that inspired individuals from around the globe.

Vast has signed agreements with @ucsdstemcell, Auxilium Biotechnologies, @LambdaVision, and @BioOrbitSpace to collaborate on the future of microgravity research and manufacturing conducted on our Haven stations. vastspace.com/updates/vast-e…

🚀 We're excited to welcome the return of @SpaceX CRS-34's scientific payloads, including our own! Read more about our institute's vital #space #medicine work with potential benefits for Earth-bound humans: bit.ly/4w13p48. 🛰️ H/t @UCSDMedSchool @ISS_CASIS @space_tango

🫁 Lung #cancer in those who've never smoked is the 5th most common cause of cancer death globally, writes @RachelNuwer in @Nature. Researchers, including our Ludmil Alexandrov, are using computational biology to discover risk factors beyond air pollution: bit.ly/3S22Po7

Our reGEN Podcast 🎙️ episode with Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, includes her work with Multiple Sclerosis and therapeutic applications for neurological 🧠 conditions with #stemcells and regenerative medicine. Watch bit.ly/4elhget or listen 🎧 where you find podcasts.

bit.ly/43PULJw 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

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: bit.ly/4wVSABt.

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: bit.ly/4wnNrSu.

bit.ly/3PKTvnx 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

🛰️ 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: bit.ly/4unQ8Sz. @ISS_CASIS @UCSDMedSchool #medicine #spacemedicine #space #ucsandiego #science

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: bit.ly/4dl5uBr. @PsymedVentures @UCSDMedSchool #medicine

🎉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. 👩‍🚀

🌌 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.” 🎧: bit.ly/3RoqLl0 #science

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: bit.ly/4dCfXID

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 bit.ly/4ffhe9K or listen 🎧where you find your podcasts. #stemcells

👩‍🚀 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

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: bit.ly/429duzb. #ucsandiego

bit.ly/3R7EJYh 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