Charlene Lancaster, PhD

Charlene Lancaster, PhD

Charlene earned her MSc and PhD in cell biology from the University of Toronto, where she studied how vitamins increase bone formation in osteoblast cell culture and how macrophages resolve phagosomes. She currently serves as an assistant science editor for The Scientist's creative services team.

Articles by Charlene Lancaster, PhD

A photo of a female grizzly bear and her cubs.

Bear Necessities: Insights from Grizzly Bears

A microscopy image of a retinal organoid graft months after transplantation into the eye of a rat with retinal degeneration. This microscopy image, taken with a Zeiss LSM900 confocal microscope, shows the photoreceptors of the graft organized in rosettes, with their outer segments staining red for rhodopsin and the transplant’s nuclei labeled with a green Ku80 stain. Additionally, DAPI stain (blue) marks both rat and human nuclei.

A Vision of the Future: Restoring Eyesight via Transplantation

A photo of green leaves

Turn Over a New Leaf: Improving Laboratory Sustainability

An illustration of animal and tree silhouettes.

From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

An illustration of an orange tau fibril in front of a blue background.

Uncovering the Unexpected: Developing a Novel Anti-Tau Therapy

An illustration of a blue brain with the cerebellum highlighted in pink.

New Cilia Disassembly Pathway Revealed in Maturing Neurons

An illustration of circulating tumor cells surrounded by red blood cells.

Monitoring Multiple Myeloma Progression through Sequencing

A photo of a newborn baby’s feet with a hospital bracelet.

Tiny Biomarkers for Small Patients with Brain Injuries

Conceptional image of two pills covered with a circuit-board pattern.

Harnessing the Power of AI to Design Novel Antibiotics

A 3D microscopic image of a heart tissue section with cardiac myocytes and macrophages.

Taking Out the Trash: An Alternative Cellular Disposal Pathway

Images of tumor organoids acquired using high-speed live cell interferometry.

Evaluating Tumor Heterogeneity with a High Throughput Pipeline

An illustration of a<em >&nbsp;</em>macrophage internalizing <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> through phagocytosis and presenting antigens to a T cell with many bacterial cells surrounding the immune cells.

Tackling a Pathogen That Leaves a Lasting Impression

An abstract illustration of a DNA helix and human lungs.

A New Delivery System Offers Hope for Cystic Fibrosis

Microscopic image of a live amoeba.

Illuminating Specimens Through Live Cell Imaging

A person moving the hands of a vintage clock backwards.

Synthetic Circuits Reveal the Key to Rewinding the Cellular Clock

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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