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USC Stem Cell Seminar: Sally Temple, Neural Stem Cell Institute

Speaker: Sally Temple, Scientific Director/Neural Stem Cell Institute, Regenerative Research Foundation

Talk Title: Neural stem cells, their role in development and therapeutic potential

Series: Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC Distinguished Speakers Series

Abstract: The central nervous system is the most complex of tissues, with neural stem and progenitor cells producing numerous types of neurons and glia that connect in intricate circuits. While most neural stem cells are extinguished after development, a few are retained in the adult forebrain where they continually make new neurons, and the decline in neural stem cells with aging and in Alzheimer's disease contributes to memory impairments. Human neural stem cells are being harnessed to replace cells lost to disease or damage, and their environmental regulators offer new therapeutic avenues to stimulate endogenous repair processes.

Host: Wange Lu

More Info: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events/details/?event_id=916778

Location: Eli & Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Resch. (BCC) - First Floor Seminar Room

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Cristy Lytal/USC Stem Cell

Event Link: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events/details/?event_id=916778