This video describes exciting research carried out at the University of Pennsylvania investigating ways to use the tiny cellular storage vehicles, called exosomes, to help patients. It was made in collaboration with the Center for Engineering Mechanobiology and a member of their teacher summer research program.
Explaining Telomere Biology Disorders
Did you know that every chromosome in our body has a protective cap like the cap of a pen called telomere? Learn what telomeres are, what they are for and what can happen to our body when they’re abnormally short. This video was produced in collaboration with Team Telomere.
Bugs as Drugs
Scientists are reinventing ways that bacteria can be beneficial for human health. Watch this video to learn more about how bacteria may be a next generation medicine using an example of people with phenylketonuria, a metabolic disorder that makes it difficult for people to digest a particular amino acid. References: Synlogic Therapeutics Isabella et al….
Draw Your Science! Bay Area Science Festival 2018
We set up our whiteboard at the 2018 Bay Area Science Festival at AT&T Park in San Francisco to capture the enthusiasm of the next generation of scientists. Here is what we created!
Clinical Trials 101
Have you ever wondered where medicines come from? Or how medicines are tested for efficacy and safety before becoming commercially available? Find out what clinical trials are and the purpose of this rigorous testing process. We will discuss the 3 phases of clinical trials and how the testing of medicines in patients is regulated….
Draw Your Science!
We set up our whiteboard at the 2017 Bay Area Science Festival at AT&T Park in San Francisco to capture the enthusiasm of the next generation of scientists. Here is what we created!
How Costly Is it to Make a Pill?
Find out what it takes to get a medicine to patients and how the process ensures that medicines are safe and effective for the patients taking them.
Vaccines 101: Importance of Vaccinations
This video is part of a 3 video series focused on the origin of vaccines, how they work, and their role in public health. These videos were produced in collaboration with high school students at San Francisco public schools and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Vaccines 101: Origin of Vaccines
This video is part of a 3 video series focused on the origin of vaccines, how they work, and their role in public health. These videos were produced in collaboration with high school students at San Francisco public schools and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Vaccines 101: How Vaccines Work
This video is part of a 3 video series focused on the origin of vaccines, how they work, and their role in public health. These videos were produced in collaboration with high school students at San Francisco public schools and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).