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 Graduate Program in Cell Biology, Stems Cells and Development (CSD) Program Retreat was held in Breckenridge, CO, in October 2019.
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CELL BIOLOGY, STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT (CSD)
On June 31, 2019, Bruce Appel, Ph.D., Gates Center member and Diane G. Wallach Chair in Pediatric Stem Cell Biology, stepped down as director of the Graduate Program in Cell Biology, Stems Cells and Development (CSD). In acknowledg- ing and thanking all the students, faculty, administrators and others who have contributed toward the program’s remark- able growth in size and the quality of the graduate training it provides, Dr. Appel concluded, “Finally, the investment made by the Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine has been a wonderful catalyst for our growth, by allowing us to recruit more students and to support the academic and research ef- forts of all our members.”
Since 2016, the Gates Center has supported this combined program, which helps attract and train talented candidates in the regenerative medicine field. The program is based on the premise that although medical use of stem cells holds great promise for treatment of human diseases and birth defects, to advance the use of stem cells in the clinic, scientists must continue to pursue fundamental discoveries as to how cells function and how cells in embryos form the different tissues of the body.
On July 1, 2019, former CSD Associate Director Jeff Moore, Ph.D. stepped in as the new Director. In the 2019 CSD News- letter, he reflects, “Since arriving from Washington University to start my lab here in 2012, CSD has provided an impor- tant part of my experience – stimulating research collabora- tions, supporting new education efforts, meeting new friends and always learning. CSD has grown quite a bit in that time, both in terms of numbers of students and faculty and also our reputation and the scope of our training program.” He noted that this growth and progress led to the most success- ful recruitment season yet in which the program recruited nine out of the program’s top ten applicants to matriculate in Fall 2019. Outgoing Director Bruce Appel described it as “by far the largest, most diverse and perhaps most accomplished group of students we have recruited, which the Gates Center helped make possible.”
Dr. Moore is a dedicated teacher and scientist and is excited to step into the role of CSD Director. He looks forward to the opportunities that lie ahead fueled by support from and collaboration with the Gates Center and the Gates Summer Internship Program, which is proving to be a terrific training ground and potential source of program applicants.
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