The ISSCR and The Stem Cell Podcast Launch Early Career Research Series to Spotlight Emerging Leaders in Stem Cell Science
First episode features Drs. Yifei Miao and Anca Pașca discussing advances in tissue engineering and brain organoid research
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and The Stem Cell Podcast have launched a new Early Career Research Series designed to showcase the next generation of scientists advancing stem cell research and regenerative medicine.
Created in partnership with the ISSCR Early Career Advisory Committee, the series provides a platform for outstanding early career investigators to share their latest discoveries, discuss the questions driving their research, and highlight the innovative approaches shaping the future of the field. By amplifying emerging scientific voices, the collaboration aims to increase visibility for rising investigators while making cutting-edge stem cell research accessible to the global scientific community.
The inaugural episode, “From Stem Cells to Living Tissues,” features two exceptional early career investigators whose research is advancing our understanding of human biology and disease.
Dr. Yifei (Simon) Miao, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discusses his work engineering vascularized organoids and integrating bioengineering strategies to create more physiologically relevant human tissues. His research aims to overcome longstanding challenges in tissue development by improving the complexity and function of stem cell-derived models.
Joining him is Dr. Anca Pașca, Assistant Professor at Stanford Medicine, who explores how stem cell-derived brain organoids and assembloids are providing new insights into neonatal brain injury and neurodevelopmental disorders. Her work seeks to better understand early human brain development and support the development of future therapies for vulnerable infants.
Together, the conversations highlight the breadth of innovation emerging from the next generation of stem cell researchers and demonstrate how advanced stem cell models are expanding opportunities to study human development, disease, and regenerative medicine.
The Early Career Research Series is intended to become an ongoing platform featuring outstanding investigators from across the global stem cell community. Early career scientists are encouraged to nominate themselves or a colleague for consideration in future episodes.
The first episode of the Early Career Research Series is now available through The Stem Cell Podcast.
About ISSCR
Across more than 80 countries, the International Society for Stem Cell Research is the preeminent global, cross-disciplinary, science-based organization dedicated to advancing stem cell research and its translation to medicine.