Adult stem cell activity for maintaining a healthy gut
This will be a hybrid event, contact Stephanie Jones for Teams link
Ageing is a major risk factor for many diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders and cancers. My research focuses on understanding how intestinal stem cells function in rodents with varying lifespans. Using comparative analyses between short-lived mice and long-lived naked mole rats, we have recently shown that adult stem cell activity varies significantly between these species. Mimicking the biology of naked mole rats has the potential to reverse age-related decline in tissue function in humans.
Date: 15 May 2024, 13:15 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: NDCLS Seminar Room, Level 4 Academic Block, access via stairs near Cairns library
Speaker: Dr Shazia Irshad (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Organiser: Dr Stephanie Jones (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: stephanie.jones@ndcls.ox.ac.uk
Host: Prof Deborah Gill (University of Oxford )
Part of: NDCLS Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Stephanie Jones