# Irving Weissman
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Irving Lerner "Irv" Weissman (born Great Falls, Montana, October 21, 1939) is a Professor of Pathology and Developmental Biology at Stanford University where he is the Director of the Stanford Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine along with Michael Longaker.
Weissman was raised in Great Falls, Montana and started his scientific career at the McLaughlin Research Institute there. He obtained his MD from Stanford University in 1965 after earning a BS from Montana State University in 1961.
The Danger of Fraudulent Stem Cell Treatments
Dr. Irving Weissman discusses the "treatments" being offered at fraudulent stem cell clinics and warns that such "therapies" promise far more than what is proven scientifically. He separates unproven treatments from legitimate therapies. (July 20, 2010)
Dr. Irving Weissman on Proposed NIH Stem Cell Guidelines
Dr. Irving Weissman, the director of stem cell research at the School of Medicine, is troubled by the guidlines issued by the National Insititutes of Health that would prohibit federal funding for certain kinds of stem cell research. (April 27, 2009)
Pioneering the Field of Stem Cell Biology With Irving Weissman, MD
At the recent American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Irving Weissman, Director of the Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, received the 2022 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology. In this intervie…
S4E03: Amira Barkal - Commercializing Science During Clinical Training
Physician scientist and oncologist in training Dr. Amira Barkal discusses her extraordinary journey commercializing scientific discoveries she made with Dr. Irving Weissman during MD/PhD at Stanford. Barkal went on to raise $76M as founder and CEO of Pheast Therapeutics, all while completing her re…
Star for a day
3000 light years from Earth, a white dwarf star called T Coronae Borealis is on the brink of a “once-in-a-lifetime” explosion. Astrophysicist Bradley Schaefer is enthusiastic about the bright star set to appear in the night sky in the coming months.
Professor Irving Weissman has been researching …
Ep. 273: “Hematopoiesis and Cancer” Featuring Dr. Irving Weissman
Dr. Irving Weissman is the Virginia and Daniel Ludwig Professor of Clinical Cancer Research and Professor of Pathology and Developmental Biology at Stanford University. Dr. Weissman was the first scientist to identify and isolate mammalian blood-forming stem cells in mice, and his work has contribu…
Episode 537: NYFW Project Lab Coat - MIT Immunologist Dr. Michal Caspi Tal on Chronic Lyme, Immune Responses, and Hope for Patients
In this special Tick Boot Camp Podcast episode recorded live at Project Lab Coat during New York Fashion Week (NYFW), we sit down with Dr. Michal “Mikki” Caspi Tal, Principal Scientist in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT and Associate Scientific Director of the MIT Center for Gynepat…
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Episode 555: The Science of Why Some People Don’t Recover from Lyme Disease — Inside the Largest Clinical Study at MIT – with Dr. Michal (Mikki) Tal
What makes Lyme disease resolve quickly in some people but turn into a life-altering chronic illness in others?
In this episode, world-leading immunologist Dr. Michal “Mikki” Tal, Principal Scientist at MIT, explains what her team is discovering through the MAESTRO Study — the largest clinical rese…
🧬 Staying Focused During Biotech Funding Ups & Downs | Roy Maute (Part 4/4)
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