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Stem Cell Biology

University of Southern California

I’m an MD PhD student using mouse models and stem cell modeling to develop drugs for ALS. I am fascinated by HOW we know what we know. I think that if more people understood the methods rather than just the facts, we would be much more trusting.

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Testing drugs on stem cells in petri dishes may revolutionize our understanding of difficult-to-study diseases

Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? This is even more exciting for ALS patients.

Carina Seah

6/9/2019, 5:28 PM

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Next time you see a splashy science story, think: was that study done in humans or mice?

Carina Seah

4/26/2019, 5:45 PM

An art installation of a light up brain.
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Can we bring dead pig brains back to life? Hold your horses

What counts as "alive" is more complicated than just cell activity

Carina Seah

4/18/2019, 2:15 PM