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The Science of Stem Cells

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American Museum of Natural History

The Science of Stem Cells

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What promise do stem cells hold for the treatment of medical conditions? In this five-part online course you will explore the history and basic biology of stem cells, learn about new research techniques, and find out how stem cells could lead to cures for diseases and to individualized medicine. You will hear from Museum scientists, medical researchers at the frontiers of the field, and a panel of bioethics experts who will address the ethical implications of stem cell research and therapy. Learn what has already been accomplished, what challenges remain, and what medical breakthroughs may lie ahead.

从本节课中

Using Stem Cells to Treat Disease

In addition to the great potential of stem cells to be used in the study of disease, stem cells can also be used to actually treat disease. Neural stem cell pioneer Dr. Sally Temple will explain the potential for using stem cells in our own bodies (adult stem cells) to treat age-related macular degeneration, an increasingly common and debilitating disease. Dr. Temple will also give you some tools for evaluating potential stem cell treatments.

Introduction to Module Four1:20

Stem Cells in the Adult Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Their Therapeutic Potential27:18

Myths About Adult (Somatic) Stem Cells5:28

与讲师见面

Dr. Zehra Dincer
Course Instructor

Welcome to The Science of Stem Cells,

a course from the American Museum of Natural History.

I am Dr. Zehra Dincer,

a stem cell scientist and a stem cell educator here at the museum.

I'm very excited to be your instructor for this course.

We design the size of stem cells to introduce you to this groundbreaking area of biology.

This knowledge will help you to analyze and understand these articles better,

make educated medical decisions if you ever need to,

and distinguish between what is real and what is fake medicine.

You will hear from leading stem cell scientists who came to

the museum to give lectures and to discuss their research.

We also invited a panel of bioethics experts to discuss controversies surrounding

stem cell research and what still needs to be done before embarking on clinical trials.

The course consists of five parts.

In part one, I will provide a basic overview of stem cells from

the history of stem cells to their potential in research and treatment in humans.

Then, my colleague, Dr. [inaudible] will discuss stem cells in other organisms.

You will learn that stem cells are found throughout the tree of life.

In part two, we will hear from Dr. Esteban Mazzoni from New York University,

about how scientists study stem cells in a lab and

how they can coax them to differentiate into particular cell types.

Dr. Mazzoni will also talk about new stem cell assisted

technologies such as mitochondrial replacement therapy,

and generating chimeras for organ transplantation.

In part three, Dr. Andrew Sproul from Columbia University,

will be talking about the exciting technology of

using human stem cells to model diseases in a culture dish.

He will explain how culture cells can be used to understand the causes of

diseases and to look for drugs that will potentially cure them.

His research is on Alzheimer's disease.

And we will also look at how stem cells have

the potential to help with the study of diabetes.

In part four, neural stem cell pioneer, Dr. Sally Temple,

who is head of the Neural Stem Cell Institute and MacArthur genius award recipient,

will be talking about how stem cells in our bodies can be used for treatments,

in particular, age related macular degeneration.

And finally, in part five of the course,

a panel of three bioethics experts will discuss some controversies surrounding

stem cells and concerns about

the ethical use of stem cells in basic and clinical research.

So, let's get started.

Welcome to The Science of Stem Cells.

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