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New Podcast Episode. Evaluating the Expanding Models of Brain Disease
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New Podcast Episode. Evaluating the Expanding Models of Brain Disease

In this episode of The Stem Cell Report, our guests review the use of models of neurodevelopment to understand neuropsychiatric diseases, focusing on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, Down syndrome, and schizophrenia and provide critical appraisal of the impact of human-rodent xenografting approaches for advancing our understanding of those diseases and brain development.

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New Podcast Episode. Going Out on a LIM: Rethinking the Role of LMX1A in Patterning Dopaminergic Neurons
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New Podcast Episode. Going Out on a LIM: Rethinking the Role of LMX1A in Patterning Dopaminergic Neurons

This episode of The Stem Cell Report will discuss the process of directing stem cells to acquire the proper identity, an essential step in the development of effective and durable cell replacement therapies. Specifically, we will talk about the process of directing cells into a ventral mesencephalic dopaminergic fate for treating Parkinson’s disease. 

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