by ljs5936 | Jan 8, 2023 | Modeling Development and Disease, Pluripotent Stem Cells
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine. Previously, we discussed the different types of stem cells. Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are cells with very similar characteristics to embryonic stem cells, as both types of...
by ljs5936 | Jul 18, 2022 | Cancer Stem Cells, Pediatric Cancer
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine. This article is a continuation of the discussion of pediatric brain and spinal cord cancers. Please click here to read our previous article on astrocytoma. Brain Stem Gliomas Brain stem gliomas...
by ljs5936 | Jul 17, 2022 | Cancer Stem Cells, Pediatric Cancer
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine Brain tumors Cancer is a diagnosis that nobody wants to hear come out of their physician’s mouth, even more so, out of the mouth of their child’s pediatrician. In an ideal world, we would never...
by ljs5936 | May 12, 2021 | Cell Therapies, Hematopoiesis
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the stem cells that give rise to other blood cells, through a process called hematopoiesis. There are many organs and tissues within the body that are involved...
by ljs5936 | Feb 18, 2021 | Cell Therapies, General news
By Lilly Su, MD Candidate, Class of 2023, Penn State College of Medicine Within the body, the majority of cells are destined to convey specific functions e.g., erythroid blood cells deliver oxygen, endothelial cells form vasculature, neurons mediate communication by...
