Darius Widera warns of rogue stem cell therapy clinics
The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2023Unregulated clinics worldwide are offering unproven, dangerous treatments, exploiting regulatory loopholes and misleading desperate patients
Darius Widera
Associate Professor, University of Reading
Dr Widera is a Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Reading. His areas of expertise are adult stem cells, expansion of stem cells for their clinical use, and the role of inflammation in health and disease.
Areas of interest
- Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells
- Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells
- Neural Stem Cells
- Cancer Stem Cells
- 3D cell culture
- Extracellular vesicle biology
- Toll-like Receptor 4 Signalling in Health and Disease
- NF-kappaB Signalling
External Roles:
- Academic Editor, Stem Cells International
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Stem Cell Research (Section of Frontiers in Genetics)
- Scientific Advisory Member, Argon Llt, Germany
- MRes Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine
Visit website: https://www.reading.ac.uk/pharmacy/about/staff/d-widera.aspx
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Details last updated 24-Jun-2020
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Darius Widera warns of rogue stem cell therapy clinics
The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2023Unregulated clinics worldwide are offering unproven, dangerous treatments, exploiting regulatory loopholes and misleading desperate patients
