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USC Stem Cell Seminar: Thomas Zwaka, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Speaker: Thomas Zwaka, Professor/ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Talk Title: The unreasonable effectiveness of embryogenesis and pluripotency: Mechanism and mechanics

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

Abstract: Cell competition represents a radical departure from the established view that embryonic development is simply a matter of following a preprogrammed set of rules. Instead, it is a highly conserved process that promotes the elimination of less fit, potentially dangerous cells during normal tissue growth and homeostasis, in both the early embryo and the adult. In this lecture, I will talk about how competition among pluripotent epiblast cells may explain how developmental processes are directly intertwined with evolutionary processes.

Host: Qi-Long Ying

More Info: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events/details/?event_id=916780

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=916780