{"id":42,"date":"2017-06-19T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T20:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2018-07-06T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T17:36:08","slug":"outreach-educational-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/outreach-educational-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach Educational Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The continued advancement of stem cell research in Connecticut relies on attracting inspired and well-educated young scientists and on public understanding and support. The core therefore supports the following outreach activities, run by <a href=\"mailto:lgrabel@wesleyan.edu\">Laura Grabel<\/a> at Wesleyan University. We offer seminars from in-state stem cell experts to a variety of audiences at Connecticut colleges and universities, as well as libraries, high schools, and other venues. We also offer a one-day hands-on workshop using human embryonic stem cells for undergraduates and graduate students in the state. The workshop takes place at Wesleyan University and is offered in late January.<\/p>\n<p>The following is our list of available speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haifin Lin, Director, Yale Stem Cell Institute, &#8220;Stem Cells: Progress and Promise&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>David Goldhammer, Center for Regenerative Biology, University of Connecticut, \u201cThe Basic Biology and Therapeutic Potential of Tissue-specific Stem Cells\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University, \u201cThe Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Theodore Rasmussen, Center for Regenerative Biology, University of Connecticut, \u201cThe Search for Patient-matched Stem Cells: Research Approaches to Prevent Stem Cell Transplant Rejection\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Laura Grabel, Wesleyan University, \u201cTowards an Embryonic Stem-based Therapy for Neurodegenerative Disorders\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ren-He Xu, Director, University of Connecticut Stem Cell Core, &#8220;Stem Cells: a Powerful Tool for Biomedical Discoveries and Regenerative Medicine\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Xue-jun Li, UConn Health, \u201cSpecification and Maturation of Motor Neurons from hESCs\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Diane Krause, Yale Stem Cell Institute, \u201cHematopoietic Stem Cells\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Lawrence Rizzolo, Yale University, &#8220;Demystifying Stem Cells: What Are They and Why Should We Care?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian, Center for Regenerative Biology, University of Connecticut, \u201cStems and Cloning\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Stormy Chamberlain, UConn Health, \u201cInduced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Disease Modeling\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The continued advancement of stem cell research in Connecticut relies on attracting inspired and well-educated young scientists and on public understanding and support. The core therefore supports the following outreach activities, run by Laura Grabel at Wesleyan University. We offer seminars from in-state stem cell experts to a variety of audiences at Connecticut colleges and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-06 05:20:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":168,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/stem-cell-core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}