RCCN WEBINAR
The NIA Aging Cell Repository: A Resource to Foster Collaborations Across the RCCN
How your aging research, whether it is basic, clinical, translational or epidemiological, might benefit from/contribute to the NIA Aging Cell Repository.
Organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) and co-sponsored by the Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center, OAIC National Coordinating Center, and the AGING Initiative.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
1-2pm ET (10-11am PT)
This webinar:
- Introduced the NIA Aging Cell Repository at Coriell and explained how to request/obtain and donate cells
- Provided a general introduction to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
- Reported on the use of human cells for aging research in longitudinal studies
Presenters and contributors:
Kathryn H. Driesbaugh, PhD
Director of Repository Operations
Principal Investigator, NIA Aging Cell Repository
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Giovanna Fantoni, PhD
Staff Scientist, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation
Clinical Research Core and Biorepository
National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, NIH
Dimitrios Tsitsipatis, PhD
Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow, RNA Regulation Section
Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics
National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, NIH