Stem cells helping patients with Parkinson’s Disease

First FDA approved stem cell trial for Parkinson's Disease

News segment from Houston’s KPRC talking about the first FDA approved stem cell trial that is happening to help patient’s dealing with Parkinson’s Disease. Video Transcript: More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s and 60,000 are in the U.S.. It’s a chronic progressive disease, which means it gets worse over time. But […]

FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Launches Parkinson’s Disease iCell DopaNeurons featuring LRRK2 and GBA Mutations

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MADISON, Wis., May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) products, announced today the launch of Parkinson’s disease (PD) iCell DopaNeurons featuring LRRK2 (G2019S) and GBA (N370S) mutations, which are common PD risk-associated mutations. These PD iCell DopaNeurons were developed […]

Neural Development featuring Dr. Agnete Kirkeby on The Stem Cell Podcast

Stem Cell Podcast interview with Dr Agnete Kirkeby

Dr. Daylun James and Dr. Arun Sharma interview Dr. Agnete Kirkeby in this episode of the Stem Cell Podcast where she discusses moving cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease from animal models to clinical trials, modeling neural tube development, and developing stem cell treatments for narcolepsy. Visit stemcellpodcast.com for more great episodes about stem cell research.