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Mar 30, 2009

Stem Cell Research

Careers in Health and Medical Sciences
Category: postSecondary
Posted by: webmaster

Stem cell research has the potential to revolutionize human disease treatment.  Bone marrow transplants, for instance, can currently be used to treat leukemia.  In the future, a wider variety of diseases, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, may be treated by technology derived from stem cell research.

This growing field continues to provide a wide variety of opportunities, including:

  • Stem cell biologist: focuses on researching stem cell technology, often working in universities, hospitals, government or non-government health agencies.
  • Stem cell consultant: works with public or private sector organizations with the development of products related to stem cell research.
  • Policy analyst: an increasingly important role given the nature of stem cell research and emerging bioethical issues, policy analysts in this field have a background in both stem cell research and public policy, and ultimately can work with government institutions, advocacy groups or private organizations.

References / Select Universities Offering Programs in the Field of Stem Cell Research

Harvard University
Harvard Stem Cell Institute

McMaster University
McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute

Stanford University
Graduate Studies in Developmental Biology

University of Alberta
Faculty of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

University of California in Los Angeles
The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research

University of Toronto
Toronto Stem Cell Initiative

Additional Resources

Canadian Institute of Health Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
National Institute of Health
The Stem Cell Network
World Health Organization - The Genomic Resource Center


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