A monthly journal at the forefront of stem cell science and policy. Posts & opinions from Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Sheila Chari

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Metabolic regulation of the hallmarks of stem cell biology by Jackson (@__btjackson) and Finley (@lydfinley) hubs.li/Q02JJ5kz0 Collection highlight from Cell Stem Cell
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Harnessing synthetic biology to engineer organoids and tissues dlvr.it/SgcNFF
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Decoding aging-dependent regenerative decline across tissues at single-cell resolution hubs.li/Q037Z3bS0 Open stem cell research from Cell Stem Cell.
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Hallmarks of cancer stemness dlvr.it/T6L7Xs
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Exercise reprograms the inflammatory landscape of multiple stem cell compartments during mammalian aging by Ling Liu at @StanfordMed et al. hubs.ly/Q026x3K90 High-quality paper handpicked by the @CellStemCell editorial team
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New Review online now CellStemCell: Programming hydrogels to probe spatiotemporal cell biology zpr.io/EEnTD2rpNTNR
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Our May issue is live! Featuring a Reviews Focus on Biomaterials and their applications in #StemCell biology, #TissueEngineering, and #RegenerativeMedicine from @JenniferALewis1, @TejalADesai, @BurdickLab, & @fu_jianping. Cover art from @saratysonart cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Hallmarks of stemness in mammalian tissues dlvr.it/T0z7hQ
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Our Jan 2023 issue is live! The cover features a gene therapy strategy from @Ken_Poss_Lab using zebrafish enhancers to target injury sites in small and large mammals & improve heart #regeneration. Read this & more here👉 cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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New issue alert! See exciting studies including our cover article on gene-edited hypoimmune islets that can reverse diabetes on transplant in an allogeneic non-human primate from Shrepfer lab @Sana_Biotech. Plus, the latest in our Hallmarks series from @leo_jwu! cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Over the past year, we've featured 71 early-career researchers who discussed their research and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on their labs & lives. We mark the closing of this article series with interviews and essays from some of the participants. cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Cancer stem cell mimicry for immune evasion and therapeutic resistance dlvr.it/TBN2Kj
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Our April installment of Mentoring the NextGen features Fiona Watt @Cambridge_Uni. Great suggestions on who to seek as alternative mentors, what you get from putting yourself in a mentor's shoes, managing failures and breaking through the old boys club. cell.com/cell-stem-cell/full…
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Sox9-coordinated cellular neighborhoods generate fibrosis dlvr.it/T6NR1m
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Online Now! Autofluorescence is a biomarker of neural stem cell activation state dlvr.it/T4Sgjd #stemcells
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New issue alert! cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr… The cover paper reports generation of humanized mesonephros from hiPS in chimeric pigs. Other highlights include blastoid models of human development (incl pre-implantation to early gastrulation), reconstitution of proximal and distal lung with PSCs, how adrenergic nerves & type 3 innate immune cells control gut regeneration, detecting splicing aberrations in clonal hematopoiesis, wnt control of cartilage identity, and a Perspective on chemical reprogramming.
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A stem cell zoo uncovers intracellular scaling of developmental tempo across mammals by @JorgeLazaroF et al. hubs.li/Q026x9k-0 High-quality paper handpicked by the @CellStemCell editorial team
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Happy New Year! We're ringing in 2024 with lots of great papers and an exciting Reviews series on the Hallmarks of Stem Cells! Check out the flagship Review from @HansClevers & Joep Beumer on Hallmarks of stemness in mammalian tissues. More to come! cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Our August issue is live! The cover features a Technology article from @milicaruoft lab. The authors create patent, stable and perfusable microvasculature in cardiac tissue for organ-on-chip by integrating hiPSC-macrophages into their system. cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Making blood from iPSCs: Reaching for the most sought-after prize dlvr.it/TGdqgM
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New Article online now CellStemCell: Dietary suppression of MHC class II expression in intestinal epithelial cells enhances intestinal tumorigenesis zpr.io/vhJVu93vjCxD
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A new Review from @iannisaifantis1, @DrStass & Co provides a "Cell-by-Cell Deconstruction of Stem Cell Niches" cell.com/cell-stem-cell/full…
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Our March issue is live! The cover story is @Zhu_Lab's in vivo #CRISPR screen that ID's chromatin regulators as druggable targets for liver regeneration.The image depicts characters who represent ribosomes repairing a damaged liver with the help of BAZ2i. cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Online Now! Modeling blood-brain barrier formation and cerebral cavernous malformations in human PSC-derived organoids dlvr.it/T6x8jJ #stemcells
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Our latest issue is out! Featured on the cover, two papers from the Tabar & Studer labs set the stage for clinical study of hPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons for Parkinson's disease patients in the US. cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Online Now! Organoid cultures for cancer modeling #stemcells dlvr.it/SqcY08
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TGFB1 induces fetal reprogramming and enhances intestinal regeneration dlvr.it/SyJbL2
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OurJune issue features several exciting studies on stem cell models of human development, showing hESCs make trophectoderm & can be used to create blastoids. The cover art by Misaki Ouchida plays on the etymology of "placenta" which is “cake” in Latin. cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Online Now! A pancreatic cancer organoid platform identifies an inhibitor specific to mutant KRAS dlvr.it/T0cms4 #stemcells
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New issue alert! The cover from @Goodell_Lab features their paper on SCRAP mutations in clonal hematopoiesis and how epigenetic dysregulation and DNA damage repair combine to "superpower" mutant HSC clones. Check this out and more: cell.com/cell-stem-cell/curr…
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Spatial-temporal proliferation of hepatocytes during pregnancy revealed by genetic lineage tracing hubs.li/Q037Z4v_0 Open stem cell research from Cell Stem Cell
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New Short Article online now CellStemCell: A Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-based Platform to Study SARS-CoV-2 Tropism and Model Virus Infection in Human Cells and Organoids zpr.io/HPeQi
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CRISPRi/a screens in human iPSC-cardiomyocytes identify glycolytic activation as a druggable target for doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity dlvr.it/TGcpln
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Transitional cell states sculpt tissue topology during lung regeneration @LeaElHaddad, @arvikonk, @Tatalab_Duke, @KonishiSatoshi, @TataAleksandra hubs.li/Q037Z6nT0 Open stem cell research from Cell Stem Cell.
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Transcription factor dynamics, oscillation, and functions in human enteroendocrine cell differentiation dlvr.it/T9CWW5
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From stem cells to regulatory T cells: A tale of plasticity dlvr.it/T7zkc8
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Harnessing matrix stiffness to engineer a bone marrow niche for hematopoietic stem cell rejuvenation dlvr.it/SmHFw4
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Human iPSCs offer an alternative for modeling vascular malformation dlvr.it/THvLRB
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New paper from Franklin Lab @SCICambridge: Metformin Restores CNS Remyelination Capacity by Rejuvenating Aged Stem Cells: Cell Stem Cell cell.com/cell-stem-cell/full…
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The KRAS tour: Studying metabolic reprogramming in isogenic pancreatic cancer organoids dlvr.it/T11BS7
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The third installment of our Mentoring the Next Generation series goes with our bioengineering theme! @MIT's Robert Langer shares his thoughts on the power of positive reinforcement, co-mentoring, and following your own mind and heart. cell.com/cell-stem-cell/full…
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Happy New Year! To start off 2019, our January issue has a Reviews feature on Stem Cell Mechanisms of Cancer. Access to the 5 reviews and perspectives are free through the end of the month. bit.ly/2SvBRS1
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Online Now! Human pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids repair damaged bowel in vivo dlvr.it/TD8fT8 #stemcells
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November 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the paper that reported the initial human embryonic stem cell derivations and launched the field of human pluripotent stem cell research. Ludwig et al reflect on the impact of this groundbreaking achievement. bit.ly/2Qhh9aJ
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Collection highlight from @CellStemCell: Biomaterials to enhance stem cell transplantation from Bhushan Kharbikar, Priya Mohindra & Tejal Desai @UCSF @GradDivision @UCSF_BTS hubs.li/Q026xkNQ0
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Oscillation steers differentiation dlvr.it/T9QBkd
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Online Now! Mechano-oncogenic cytoskeletal remodeling drives leukemic transformation with mitochondrial vesicle-mediated STING activation dlvr.it/TJ6Ncy #stemcells
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Online Now! Long-term engraftment and maturation of autologous iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes in two rhesus macaques dlvr.it/T7szH2 #stemcells
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Extra (embryonic) dialogues: Keys to improved stem cell-based embryo models dlvr.it/T2BMjG
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Promises and challenges of organoids: From humanized to human derived dlvr.it/T3zljp
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Collection highlight from @CellStemCell: Harnessing matrix stiffness to engineer a bone marrow niche for hematopoietic stem cell rejuvenation hubs.li/Q026xb-P0
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