This is an encouraging article until the very end when the doctor says there are no textbooks for the students. Hopefully, someone with the knowledge will remedy that soon. As rapidly as this technology is changing, the book would undoubtedly be behind the times before it was published, but it still would help with the basics that these future researchers would need to know.
By Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala April 13, 2009
As the Obama administration begins to loosen the flow of money for stem cell research, one University of Central Florida professor is trying to get more college students interested in pursuing this field of cutting-edge science.
This semester, College of Medicine Associate Professor Dinender Singla began offering the first UCF course about stem cell research, something he?s dedicated most of his career to and something he?s passionate about. He is currently working with stem cells to determine if they can help a heart heal itself.
?There is so much promise in this area of science, but so many students just don?t know about it,? Singla said. ?Or they have heard just a little about it and don?t really know how exciting this area of research is to be in. I think if they knew just a little, they might really get interested because it holds so much promise.?
As part of the stem cell course he?s offering this semester, Singla invited his students to visit his lab to see how research actually happens.
?I think if students can see it and can envision real-life applications, they will be interested,? he said.
Singla began working with stem cells in 2002 after arriving in the United States from India, via Canada. Singla worked with James Thompson group of the University of Wisconsin. Thompson, Director of Regenerative Biology in Wisconsin, derived stem cells from monkeys, which led to the derivation of human stem cells in the late 1990s. Singla said he learned much from Thompson?s group and that it inspired his work into how stem cells may help heal the heart.
Since arriving at UCF in 2007, Singla has been investigating how stem cells may be used to help the heart repair itself after cardiac injury, such as a clot or heart attack. He has produced some promising research and has more than $2 million in Nations Institutes of Health funding to support his work at UCF.
Singla has a master?s degree in biotechnology and a doctorate degree in cardiovascular sciences. He has published more than 50 papers and has been awarded more than $4 million in grants in the past five years. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and is a reviewer for several grant agencies, such as the American Heart Association and the NIH. He served as chair of scientific sessions and given lectures in Brazil, India, China, Canada and across the U.S.
As a result of teaching the semester course, Singla realized there are no stem cell textbooks available that are appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students. There are several books related to research on the topic, but nothing that helps teach about it to college students, he said.
By Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala April 13, 2009
As the Obama administration begins to loosen the flow of money for stem cell research, one University of Central Florida professor is trying to get more college students interested in pursuing this field of cutting-edge science.
This semester, College of Medicine Associate Professor Dinender Singla began offering the first UCF course about stem cell research, something he?s dedicated most of his career to and something he?s passionate about. He is currently working with stem cells to determine if they can help a heart heal itself.
?There is so much promise in this area of science, but so many students just don?t know about it,? Singla said. ?Or they have heard just a little about it and don?t really know how exciting this area of research is to be in. I think if they knew just a little, they might really get interested because it holds so much promise.?
As part of the stem cell course he?s offering this semester, Singla invited his students to visit his lab to see how research actually happens.
?I think if students can see it and can envision real-life applications, they will be interested,? he said.
Singla began working with stem cells in 2002 after arriving in the United States from India, via Canada. Singla worked with James Thompson group of the University of Wisconsin. Thompson, Director of Regenerative Biology in Wisconsin, derived stem cells from monkeys, which led to the derivation of human stem cells in the late 1990s. Singla said he learned much from Thompson?s group and that it inspired his work into how stem cells may help heal the heart.
Since arriving at UCF in 2007, Singla has been investigating how stem cells may be used to help the heart repair itself after cardiac injury, such as a clot or heart attack. He has produced some promising research and has more than $2 million in Nations Institutes of Health funding to support his work at UCF.
Singla has a master?s degree in biotechnology and a doctorate degree in cardiovascular sciences. He has published more than 50 papers and has been awarded more than $4 million in grants in the past five years. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and is a reviewer for several grant agencies, such as the American Heart Association and the NIH. He served as chair of scientific sessions and given lectures in Brazil, India, China, Canada and across the U.S.
As a result of teaching the semester course, Singla realized there are no stem cell textbooks available that are appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students. There are several books related to research on the topic, but nothing that helps teach about it to college students, he said.