Breathing Easier – Stem Cells and Lung Function

In this episode, Drs. Shimpei Gotoh, Takahiro Suezawa, and Carla Kim join the podcast to talk about using stem and progenitor cells to understand the adult lung and model disease processes impacting lung function. Their research and discoveries provide insight into lung homeostasis, the potential for regeneration, and understanding diseases like pulmonary fibrosis and cancer.

Drs. Gotoh and Suezawa are two of the authors of the recent paper ”Disease modeling of pulmonary fibrosis using human pluripotent stem cell-derived alveolar organoids” in Stem Cell Reports. Dr Kim is a member of the Stem Cell Reports Editorial Board and an expert in the study of progenitors of the adult lung.

Guests
Shimpei Gotoh, MD, PhD, Kyoto University
Takahiro Suezawa, PhD, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Company
Carla Kim, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Host
Martin Pera, PhD – Editor-in-Chief, Stem Cell Reports and The Jackson Laboratory
Twitter: @martinperaJAX

Supporting Documents
Disease modeling of pulmonary fibrosis using human pluripotent stem cell-derived alveolar organoids

About Stem Cell Reports
Stem Cell Reports is the Open Access journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) for communicating basic discoveries in stem cell research, in addition to translational and clinical studies. Stem Cell Reports focuses on original research with conceptual or practical advances that are of broad interest to stem cell biologists and clinicians.
Twitter: @StemCellReports

About ISSCR
With nearly 4,000 members from more than 65 countries, the International Society for Stem Cell Research is the preeminent global, cross-disciplinary, science-based organization dedicated to stem cell research and its translation to the clinic. The ISSCR mission is to promote excellence in stem cell science and applications to human health.
Twitter: @ISSCR
Website: https://www.cell.com/stem-cell-reports/home

Acknowledgement

ISSCR Staff
Keith Alm, Chief Executive Officer
Bethany Almon, Senior Manager of Integrated Marketing
Yvonne Fisher, Managing Editor, Stem Cell Reports
Kym Kilbourne, Director of Media and Strategic Communications
Jack Mosher, Senior Manager of Scientific Affairs

Voice Work
Ben Snitkoff

Music
@Konovalov