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USC Stem Cell Seminar: Rudolf Jaenisch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tue, Jan 12, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Rudolf Jaenisch, Member, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; Professor of Biology/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Talk Title: iPS cell technology and disease research
Series: Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC Distinguished Speakers Series
Abstract: The development of iPS cell technology has revolutionized our ability to study human diseases in defined in vitro cell culture systems. A major problem with using iPS cells for this "disease in the dish" approach is the choice of control cells, because of the unpredictable variability between different iPS/ES cells to differentiate into a given lineage. Recently developed efficient gene editing methods such as the CRISPR/Cas system allow for the creation of genetically defined models of monogenic as well as polygenic human disorders. This seminar will cover the state of pluripotency, disease modeling and iPS cells, and Parkinson's disease.
Host: Qi-Long Ying
More Info: https://stemcell.usc.edu/events/details/?event_id=916785
Location: First Floor Seminar Room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cristy Lytal/USC Stem Cell
Event Link: https://stemcell.usc.edu/events/details/?event_id=916785
