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Sergiu Pasca Builds Brains to Study Developmental Disease
Sergiu Pasca Builds Brains to Study Developmental Disease
The Stanford University professor helped develop a technique to grow brain organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Sergiu Pasca Builds Brains to Study Developmental Disease
Sergiu Pasca Builds Brains to Study Developmental Disease

The Stanford University professor helped develop a technique to grow brain organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells.

The Stanford University professor helped develop a technique to grow brain organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells.

stem cells, neuroscience, disease & medicine

Infographic: Light in the Dark
Nicoletta Lanese | Oct 1, 2019 | 1 min read
A new tool helps stem cells integrate with host neural circuitry after implantation in mice.
Image of the Day: See Through
Catherine Offord | Nov 6, 2018 | 1 min read
A zebrafish model of the birth defect craniosynostosis provides insights into how the condition develops.
Dopamine Neuron Implants Ease Parkinsonā€™s Symptoms in Monkeys
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 20, 2018 | 3 min read
The stem cell–derived transplants were stable for 24 months and led to wide-ranging behavioral improvements in the monkeys.  
Cell Transplant Trial for Spinal Injury Is Safe
Ruth Williams | Jun 1, 2018 | 3 min read
The first human experiment with neural precursor cells implanted to treat chronic spinal cord injury suggests the procedure is safe, and hints at a small benefit.  
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