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About the Course
In this lecture, Dr James Smith (University of East Anglia) introduces us to the use of stem cells in modern science. To do so, we begin by: (i) introducing the main features of a stem cells and their hierarchy; before (ii) looking at how Yamanaka factors can be manipulated to reprogram specialised cells back into stem cells; and then (iii) moving into the laboratory to demonstrate some of the ways in which this is done; following onto (iv) understanding the gene, and how it can be mutated and edited; and then (v) understanding important experimental techniques geneticists use such as PCR, gel electrophoresis and recombinant DNA; and finally (vi) discuss some of the ramifications of using stem cells and editing genes.
About the Lecturer
Dr James G. Smith is a scientific group leader working with pluripotent stem cells at Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, UK. He completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham with a focus on mesenchymal stem cells and the extracellular matrix. He then undertook post-doctoral training at the University of Nottingham developing automated manufacture technologies for human pluripotent stem cells. He was later appointed as a senior research fellow, using CRISPR gene editing and hiPSCs as tools to investigate cardiovascular disease, before setting up my own group at UEA in 2019