STEM CELL LEARNING LAB
Our "Sharing in the Discovery" Stem Cell Learning Lab is made possible through a 2008 grant from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. The lab is an outreach partnership among the UW-Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, UW-Madison Biotechnology Center, and WiCell Research Institute. Students from our the UW-Madison chapter of the Student Society for Stem Cell Research also devote time to this effort.
Through this hands-on experience, learners will use the same equipment and methods stem cell researchers use to prepare and grow their cells. We use an organic stem cell substitute in our public lab due to biosafety restrictions; but our collaborating scientists tell us our experience is a great simulation of the real thing! In addition, after thawing, rinsing, centrifuging and feeding their cells, participants will have the chance to view real stem cells from Dr. James Thomson's lab under the microscope. There is plenty of time for questions and related activities as your group's schedule allows. We offer these workshops Mondays-Fridays by appointment. Please contact Jordana Lenon, jlenon@primate.wisc.edu, or call 608-263-7024 for more information. Please try to schedule your group at least a month or two ahead of time due to high demand for this workshop.
Please visit the UW-Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center for additional stem cell education resources