Thomas Durcan's guest appearances

Thomas Durcan

The Stem Cell Podcast

Parkinson’s in Perspective 

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Guest:Dr. Thomas Durcan is an Associate Professor and Director of the Early Drug Discovery Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute. He oversees a team of 40+ research staff and students, committed to applying patient-derived stem cells towards the development of phenotypic discovery assays and 3D neuronal organoid models for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. He talks about modeling sporadic ALS in a dish, partnering with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and promoting open science.Featured Products and Resources: See the Stem Cell Podcast live at the New York Stem Cell Foundation! Learn about the STEMdiff™ Cerebral Organoid Kit from STEMCELL Technologies The Stem Cell Science Round UpSARS-CoV-2 in the Placenta – Researchers developed induced trophoblast stem cell models to study placental models of infection.Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in the Embryo – Loss of microRNA-128 in zebrafish leads to an expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the aorta–gonad–mesonephros.Cochlear Organoids – Derived hair cells exhibit cochlear-like structural and functional properties.Cell Replacement in a Chimeric Mouse Brain – Old or diseased human glial cells in the chimeric mouse brain are eliminated by transplanted young cells.Photo Reference: Courtesy of Dr. Thomas Durcan	#footable_5807  {    font-family: inherit;    font-size: 14px;    }#footable_parent_5807 thead{    display: none;}#footable_parent_5807 a.nt_edit_link{    display: none;}#footable_parent_5807 td{    border-color: #fff;}#footable_parent_5807 img{    margin-top: 0px;}.semantic_ui .ui.table{  border: 0px solid !important;  }.semantic_ui .ui.table td {    padding: 0em;}                #footable_5807  {    font-family: inherit;    font-size: 14px;    }#footable_parent_5807 thead{    display: none;}#footable_parent_5807 a.nt_edit_link{    display: none;}#footable_parent_5807 td{    border-color: #fff;}#footable_parent_5807 img{    margin-top: 0px;}.semantic_ui .ui.table{  border: 0px solid !important;  }.semantic_ui .ui.table td {    padding: 0em;}                                                                        #footable_5808  {    font-family: inherit;    font-size: 14px;    }thead{    display: none;}#footable_parent_5808 a.nt_edit_link{    display: none;}#footable_parent_5808 td{    border-color: #fff;}#footable_parent_5808 img{    margin-top: 0px;}.semantic_ui .ui.table{  border: 0px solid !important;  }.semantic_ui .ui.table td {    padding: 0em;}                Subscribe to our newsletter! Never miss updates about new episodes. Subscribe

<h3>Guest:</h3>Dr. Thomas Durcan is an Associate Professor and Director of the Early Drug Discovery Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute. He oversees a team of 40+ research staff and students, committed to applying patient-derived stem cells towards the development of phenotypic discovery assays and 3D neuronal organoid models for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. He talks about <a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.03.22.533562v1?elqTrackId=4b1a2aeed8ba40f8854e23a007284a7e&amp;elqTrack=true" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">modeling sporadic ALS in a dish</a>, partnering with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and promoting open science.<h3>Featured Products and Resources:</h3><ul> <li><a href="https://nyscf.org/events/stemcell-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See the Stem Cell Podcast live at the New York Stem Cell Foundation!</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stemcell.com/products/stemdiff-cerebral-organoid-kit.html#section-data-and-publications?utm_source=scpodcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=int_neorganoidsf20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn about the STEMdiff™ Cerebral Organoid Kit from STEMCELL Technologies</a></li> </ul><h3>The Stem Cell Science Round Up</h3><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-023-01182-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SARS-CoV-2 in the Placenta</a> – Researchers developed induced trophoblast stem cell models to study placental models of infection.<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-023-01187-9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in the Embryo</a> – Loss of microRNA-128 in zebrafish leads to an expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the aorta–gonad–mesonephros.<a href="https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(23)00217-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cochlear Organoids</a> – Derived hair cells exhibit cochlear-like structural and functional properties.<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-023-01798-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cell Replacement in a Chimeric Mouse Brain</a> – Old or diseased human glial cells in the chimeric mouse brain are eliminated by transplanted young cells.Photo Reference: Courtesy of Dr. Thomas Durcan	 #footable_5807 { font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; } #footable_parent_5807 thead { display: none; } #footable_parent_5807 a.nt_edit_link { display: none; } #footable_parent_5807 td { border-color: #fff; } #footable_parent_5807 img { margin-top: 0px; } .semantic_ui .ui.table { border: 0px solid !important; } .semantic_ui .ui.table td { padding: 0em; } #footable_5807 { font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; } #footable_parent_5807 thead { display: none; } #footable_parent_5807 a.nt_edit_link { display: none; } #footable_parent_5807 td { border-color: #fff; } #footable_parent_5807 img { margin-top: 0px; } .semantic_ui .ui.table { border: 0px solid !important; } .semantic_ui .ui.table td { padding: 0em; } #footable_5808 { font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; } thead { display: none; } #footable_parent_5808 a.nt_edit_link { display: none; } #footable_parent_5808 td { border-color: #fff; } #footable_parent_5808 img { margin-top: 0px; } .semantic_ui .ui.table { border: 0px solid !important; } .semantic_ui .ui.table td { padding: 0em; } <h3>Subscribe to our newsletter!</h3> Never miss updates about new episodes. <a href="/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe</a>

Ep. 247: “Neurological Disorders” Featuring Dr. Thomas Durcan

In this podcast we discuss onset factors of Parkinson's Disease (PD), the future medicine and treatment that could occur with the use of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell, and how COVID-19 is impacting patients and researchers.  To read the transcript of the podcast, please visit our website here.

In this podcast we discuss onset factors of Parkinson's Disease (PD), the future medicine and treatment that could occur with the use of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell, and how COVID-19 is impacting patients and researchers. To read the transcript of the podcast, please visit our website <a href="https://mcgillstudentsforp3.wixsite.com/mcgillparkinsonsclub/programs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.