Episode 114 - Prof Janet Rossant - "Science is going to get us out of this, science is the answer."

StemCells@Lunch Digested

Prof Janet Rossant, Senior Scientist on the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, Chief of Research Emeritus at the SickKids Research Institute, President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation and Professor in the Departments of Molecular Genetics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Toronto, is interviewed by PhD student Geraldine Jowett. Janet discusses her work characterising embryonic development and applying this to generate stem cell models. She talks about the importance of the terminology and language used surrounding embryo research, as well as how her lab is contributing to the COVID response. For more information on Janet's research follow this link: https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/rossant/