Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
A comparative study of the ethical issues in regards to the laetrile controversy of the 1970s and the experimental stem cell tourism controversy of the 2000s. Starting a new project on comparing international reporting of stem cell research between English speaking regions.
Research Projects
- A Comparative Study of the Language Used to Describe Laetrile and Stem Cell Therapy: An Evolution in Ethical Problems Through Language (MedScholars project)
- Wrinkles in Reporting: Geographical, Political, and Social Dimensions of Print Media Representation of the Stem Cell Research (MedScholars project)
Publications
- Fit to Print? Media Accounts of Unproven Medical Treatments Across Time American Journal of Bioethics: Primary Research. 2013
- Reversible cell-cycle entry in adult kidney podocytes through regulated control of telomerase and Wnt signaling. Nat Med. 2012; (1): 111-9
- Telomerase modulates Wnt signalling by association with target gene chromatin. Nature. 2009; (7251): 66-72
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