A podcast about progress

The world's population is growing faster and faster, technology is becoming more powerful, and the global climate keeps warming and warming. It feels like everything is getting faster and faster. Journalist Christian Stöcker talks to experts to help us better understand the Great Acceleration. In this part, he talks with Sina Bartfeld about organoids, personalized medicine and avatars for patients.

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July 2022

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the establishment of a network of female infection researchers in Germany over the next three years. RWTH professor Gabriele Pradel is heading the project. The founding team includes colleagues Melanie Brinkmann (TU Braunschweig), Petra Dersch (University of Münster), Sandra Ciesek (University Hospital Frankfurt), Cynthia Sharma (University of Würzburg) and Sina Bartfeld (TU Berlin).

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Its significance for research, medicine and society

A book with technical review articles, an interview with Hans Clevers, and other contributions on the assessment and social significance of the technology.
Published in the series 'Forschungsberichte der interdisziplinären Arbeitsgruppen derBerlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften'. Sina Bartfeld is a member of the working group and co-editor of the book.

Free of charge at the IAG

BR RADIOWISSEN Podcast 10/21/2021

Animal testing is a cornerstone of medical research, and laboratories are the living environment of numerous animal species. As a society, we accept this use of animals, even though there are always protests against it. How is the welfare of these animals taken into account? And are there perhaps alternatives after all?

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from stem cells to future technologies

The report on organoids by the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) offers a tour of the latest developments in this major research field and of current and potential future applications. The focus is on current organoid research projects and companies, with viewpoints from a range of researchers and stakeholders.
This is followed by the IAG’s core statements and recommendations for action on the use of organoids. 

Free download from GSCN

A learning guide

The Education Committee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has prepared a syllabus and learning guide to aid instructors in preparing a course on the “Introduction to Stem Cell Biology.” The materials are intended for teaching undergraduate students, early graduate students, or medical students who are interested in stem cell biology. Sina Bartfeld is part of the ISSCR education committee.

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- even gut immune response is site-specific

A press release summarizing approximately 5 years of hard work mainly driven by PhD student Özge Kayisoglu.

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The Tagesspiegel 30.10.2014

Researchers have grown pinhead-sized stomachs from stem cells. This cannot replace sick stomachs but can be used to test drugs and research the cause of diseases.

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