McLaughlin-McEwen Pluripotent Stem Cell Core Training Facility

Welcome to the McLaughlin-McEwen Pluripotent Stem Cell Core Training Facility Website

The Objectives of our facility are to:

• Establish a human embryonic stem cell bank of well-characterized hESCs
• Make these cells available for distribution to researchers wishing to work with them
• Provide assistance in the procedural aspects of obtaining permission to work with hESCs
• Develop working protocols for the proper maintenance of these cells, including reagent screening and cell characterization
• Provide training to researchers looking to learn or familiarize themselves with the intricacies of working with hESCs
• Provide a centre for testing the appropriateness of media and/or other components for working with hESCs

News

10 JULY 2007
The "Guidelines for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research" have been updated, Effective June 29, 2007. These supersede the June 2006 Guidelines. See the Canadian Institutes of Health Research website for more information. READ MORE