Primer on Human Stem Cell Research

Susan Fisher will present a primer on human stem cell research. Topics to be covered include research and therapeutic applications, the initial stages of human development, and methods for generating stem cells.

Susan Fisher is a Professor in the Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Dr. Fisher is the Director of the UCSF Human Embryonic Stem Cell Program and Faculty Director of the Sandler-Moore Mass Spectrometry Facility.  She is a member of the Eli & Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine & Stem Cell Research at UCSF and the Center for Reproductive Sciences. Her current interests include devising new methods for propagating and deriving human embryonic stem cell lines, understanding of the basic mechanisms involved in human placental development, and cancer biomarker discovery. She has served on several NIH panels. Honors received during the last five years include the Sadler Award, NIH MERIT Award, the UCSF Graduate Association Outstanding Mentor Award, the Anita Payne Lectureship, the UCSF School of Dentistry Faculty Research Award, and the Silbar Memorial Lectureship award.

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