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First Lab-Grown Mini-Thyroids Use Patients’ Own Tissue
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First Lab-Grown Mini-Thyroids Use Patients’ Own Tissue

Research Unlocks New Clues for Treating Hypothyroidism

Hormones produced by the thyroid gland are essential regulators of organ function. The absence of these hormones either through thyroid dysfunction due to e.g. irradiation, thyroid cancer or autoimmune disease or thyroidectomy leads to symptoms like fatigue, feeling cold, constipation and weight gain.

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The ISSCR Announces Election of New Officers and Members of the Board of Directors
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The ISSCR Announces Election of New Officers and Members of the Board of Directors

Skokie, IL – The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce the results of its 2021 election. Amander Clark, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, UCLA, USA will become the next vice president of the ISSCR. Fiona Doetsch, PhD, Professor of Molecular Stem Cell Biology at the Biozentrum at the University of Basel, Switzerland was elected Clerk.

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The ISSCR Launches New Digital Scientific Series on Computational Stem Cell Biology
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The ISSCR Launches New Digital Scientific Series on Computational Stem Cell Biology

Skokie, IL – The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is launching a new three-part digital series on Computational Stem Cell Biology starting 15 March, 2021. This series is part of the Society’s growing portfolio of topic-specific digital scientific programming for members – also offered to non-members for fee. All ISSCR Digital programs are available live and on-demand.

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