Items Tagged ‘Abba Zubair’
May 12, 2022
Mayo Clinic in space: A history of discovery
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Mayo Clinic has made important contributions to space medicine and research since the dawn of the U.S. space program, and prior to that with aeronautical research during World War II. “Historically, Mayo Clinic has been closely involved in aerospace medicine,” says Jan Stepanek, M.D., director of Aerospace Medicine on Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus. “Former Mayo staff […]
Tags: Abba Zubair, aeronautical research, aerospace medicine, Alejandro Rabinstein, Jan Stepanek, Michael Harrison, Space medicine, stem cells in space
July 14, 2020
Interstellar research to advance regenerative therapies
Mayo Clinic research is reaching to the cosmos for answers on how to overcome hurdles in engineering human stem cells. Mesenchymal stem cells are adult stem cells with potential to unleash the body’s ability to heal diseased tissues and organs. However, growing or culturing stem cells in the laboratory is a slow process, and sometimes […]
Tags: Abba Zubair, Center for Regenerative Medicine, deep space medicine, mesenchymal stem cells, stem cell research, stem cells, stem cells in space
October 17, 2019
Florida building dedicated to medical discovery and innovation
The grand opening of the new Discovery and Innovation Building at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus signals a new era of integrating regenerative medicine into daily practice. Regenerative medicine seeks to tap the body’s ability to replace, restore or regrow damaged or diseased cells, tissues and organs. A hub of research and technology, the new building […]
Tags: Abba Zubair, Atta Behfar, biomanufacturing, Center for Regenerative Medicine, discovery research, lung transplant, Mayo Clinic Life Science Incubator, medical innovation, regenerative medicine, stem cells
September 16, 2019
Research breathes new air into donor lungs
By Advancing the Science contributor
By Sara Nick Four hundred: That’s the number of U.S. patients who die each year awaiting a lung transplant, or are removed from the wait list when they become too ill. Now, cutting-edge research underway on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus aims to save as many of those lives as possible. “We’re hoping to wipe out […]
Tags: Abba Zubair, Center for Regenerative Medicine, David Erasmus, ex vivo lung perfusion, Jorge Mallea, lung transplant, pulmonology, regenerative medicine, stem cells, Transplant Center