The Stem Cell Podcast

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Ep. 331: “How the Heart Takes Shape” Featuring Dr. Lika Drahklis

Guest: Dr. Lika Drakhlis is a Junior Group Leader at Hannover Medical School. She discusses how her lab uses human pluripotent stem cells to develop complex, multi-tissue

Sep 29
1 h 13 min

Ep. 330: “Decoding Cell Fate” Featuring Dr. Yonatan Stelzer

Guest: Dr. Yonatan Stelzer is a Principal Investigator at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He discusses how his lab combines developmental biology, epigenetics, and sin

Sep 15
1 h 19 min

Ep. 329: “Decoding Spermatogenesis” Featuring Dr. Charles Easley

Guest: Dr. Charles Easley is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Georgia. He discusses how his lab uses pluripotent stem cells and

Sep 1
1 h 12 min

Ep. 328: “Modeling Human Microenvironments” Featuring Dr. Abdullah Khan

Guest: Dr. Abdullah Khan is an Associate Professor of Tissue Engineering at the University of Oxford and a Group Leader at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medic

Aug 18
1 h 06 min

Ep. 327: “The iPSC Revolution” Featuring Dr. Shinya Yamanaka

Guest: Nobel Laureate Dr. Shinya Yamanaka is the Director Emeritus of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), President of the CiRA Foundation, Professor

Aug 5
1 h 12 min

Ep. 326: “ISSCR 2026: On the Ground”

Guest: In July 2026, we attended ISSCR 2026, the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, in Montreal. We spoke with delegates about their rese

Jul 21
32 min

Ep. 325: “Live at ISSCR 2026: Scaling and Manufacturing of PSC-Derived Therapies” Featuring Drs. Michael May and Janet Rothberg

Guest: In this special episode recorded live in Montréal, Canada at ISSCR 2026, Dr. Michael May, President and CEO of the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Med

Jul 14
47 min

ISSCR 2026: Day 4

Guest: In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussin

Jul 12
35 min

ISSCR 2026: Day 3

Guest: In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussin

Jul 11
33 min

ISSCR 2026: Day 2

Guest: In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussin

Jul 10
35 min

ISSCR 2026: Day 1

In July 2026, Daylon and Arun attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research’s (ISSCR) annual meeting in Montreal, and recorded daily episodes discussing highl

Jul 9
23 min

Ep. 324: “From Stem Cells to Living Tissues” Featuring Drs. Yifei Miao and Anca Pasca

This quarterly special episode, created in partnership with the ISSCR Early Career Advisory Committee, features two rising leaders in stem cell research. Dr. Yifei (Simon

Jul 7
1 h 13 min

Ep. 323: “Building the Blastema” Featuring Dr. Mekayla Storer

Dr. Mekayla Storer is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Principal Investigator at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. She discusses how mammalian

Jun 23
1 h 14 min

Ep. 322: “Healing Hearts with Macrophages” Featuring Dr. Filipa Simões

Dr. Filipa Simões is a Group Leader at the University of Oxford and Co-Director of the Oxford Organoid Hub. She discusses how macrophages shape heart development, repair,

Jun 9
1 h 22 min

Ep. 321: “Decoding Blood Stem Cells” Featuring Dr. Vijay Sankaran

Dr. Vijay Sankaran is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He discusses how his lab uses human genetics and stem

May 26
1 h 14 min

Ep. 320: “Cancer Under Pressure” Featuring Dr. Meenal Datta

Dr. Minal Datta is an Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame and leader of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment Mechanics (TIME) Lab. She discusses how mechanic

May 12
1 h 30 min

Ep. 319: “Building Better iPSCs” Featuring Dr. Andrew Gaffney

Dr. Andrew Gaffney is Vice President, iPSC Platform at STEMCELL Technologies. In this episode, he discusses how his team is advancing pluripotent stem cell applications t

Apr 28
1 h 11 min

Ep. 318: “Modeling Reproduction and Endocrinology” Featuring Dr. Kotaro Sasaki

Dr. Kotaro Sasaki is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He discusses how his lab uses human pluripotent stem cells to model germ cell development a

Apr 14
1 h 33 min

Ep. 317: “Engineering the Human Heart” Featuring Dr. Aitor Aguirre

Dr. Aitor Aguirre is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University and Director of the Stem Cell Core. In this episode, he discusses how his lab uses pluripotent st

Mar 31
1 h 21 min

Ep. 316: “Primate Embryogenesis” Featuring Dr. Thorsten Boroviak

Dr. Thorsten Boroviak is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge and a member of the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. He discusses how stem cell–based embryo

Mar 17
1 h 25 min

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Excellent material/topics, translated nicely for those of us non-physician/non-research scientists. I’m a veterinarian, so depending on the topic, many human medical podcasts go over my head. But the hosts of this show speak lay-scientist language and tie the research into the real world. Really enjoyable and informative. -Dayna Baxter, DVM (Houston, TX)

Texas House Call Veterinarian · Jan 2019

A promising podcast, but I suggest tightening up the content to only stem cell/regenerative medicine/etc related content. The first half of the show is taken up with general science news, or news tangentially related to science that is completely irrelevant to these topics. A stem cell podcast is a great idea; I think trimming the fat would make this amazing!

Junko Jones · Jan 2018

This is one of the best science podcasts I listen to! It helps keep you up to date with the research that is being done in the stem cell area, and if you are new to it, it is helpful because it gives an idea of who is who and who is doing what in the field. Highly recommended!!

Erika N19 · Dec 2015

Two experts in the field speaking to the average person in a way they can understand, but also in a way that's not dumbed down and is appealing to a scientist. Great topics, great guests, well done guys! I love the focus on emerging therapeutics as well. Keep it up!!!

dwbio · Jan 2015

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