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Lars Velten @larsplus.bsky.social · 23d

This was a lot of fun! Thanks Daylon and @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social for being great hosts!

Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 24d

We have a new episode out!

Dr. Lars Velten from the Centre for Genomic Regulation talks about his research on #LineageTracing and #hematopoiesis: https://bit.ly/4gsvo5X

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Allen Institute @alleninstitute.org · 22d

#OpenScience brings research to new heights. 🚀

@arunsharmaphd.bsky.social and Clive Svendsen from Cedars-Sinai are using cell lines from the Allen Cell Collection to study the effects of microgravity on stem cell and organoid growth.

#OpenScienceWeek

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Mini-hearts to study the heart! ♥️

Stem cell-derived cardiac organoids can recapitulate aspects of heart development. Sean Escopete in our lab reviews cardiac organoids in a new paper in Trends in Molecular Medicine. 📄

Read for free below:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1ljZO5Eb1B...

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Aug 24

It’s a great night to send more science to space! 🚀

We are proud to launch our 6th stem cell science payload from Cedars-Sinai to the International Space Station. Stay tuned for the first production of human organoids in space!

Congrats to all involved. Onwards and upwards! ✨

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Aug 20

As usual, these space projects are highly collaborative. Grateful to our partners at Cedars-Sinai , BioServe Space Technologies, Axiom Space , @spacex.extwitter.link , @alleninstitute.org , ISS National Lav, and NASA.

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Aug 20

Can we make 3D human tissues better in space? 🚀

On our 6th space project launching next week, we will examine if microgravity aids in the production of 3D heart and brain organoids from pluripotent stem cells.

Read more here:
www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/ced...

Cedars-Sinai Pioneering Creation of Organoids in Space

Cedars-Sinai investigators are aiming to transform stem cells into the first heart and brain organoids to be created in space. Their experiments will travel aboard a mission to the International Space...

www.cedars-sinai.org

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Cedars-Sinai Cancer @cedarssinaicancer.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Cedars-Sinai Center for Space Medicine Research has launched with Dr. Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social serving as the director for the new center. This center has the potential to bring innovative treatments for #cancer as well as other diseases!
www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/ced...

Cedars-Sinai Launches Center for Space Medicine Research

The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute launched the Cedars-Sinai Center for Space Medicine Research on May 22—and marked the occasion with a visit from NASA astronaut and ...

www.cedars-sinai.org

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Jul 26

The other, other best part of meetings is sharing the science and fun with the next generation!

Great representation from Sharma lab at #BCVS25. Thanks Maedeh, Jemima, and Sean for excellent posters on all things iPSCs, organoids, organ chips, and cardiotoxicity! 🫀

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Jul 25

Catching up with @seanmwu.bsky.social lab alumni including @hanzhumd.bsky.social and Soah Lee at #BCVS2025!

Reuniting with old friends is the best part of scientific meetings, other than the science of course! 🔬

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Sean M. Wu, M.D. Ph.D. FACC FAHA @seanmwu.bsky.social · Jul 24

Continuing the tradition of StanfordCVI dinner reception at #bcvs2025 w great presentations from CVI alumni ArunSharma @ Cedar Sinai, Mingtao Zhao @ Cinncinati Childrens, & Instructors David Staudt & Masataka Nishiga (soon 2 be facuty @ OhioState @stanfordcvi.bsky.social @americanheart.bsky.social

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · Jun 27

🛰️ @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social was just interviewed on the International Space Station National Laboratory's podcast!

Learn about his work sending cardiac stem cells to space, and how #microgravity can accelerate #biomanufacturing and #DrugDiscovery.

📍 Listen here: bit.ly/46hfAQw

New Podcast Episode: Arun Sharma on Using Space to Accelerate Stem Cell and Cardiac Research

"Between a Rocket & A Hard Space" sat down with biomedical researcher Arun Sharma to talk about stem cell research in space.

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Jun 12

Grabbing dim sum at #ISSCR2025 with grad school friends from Joe Wu and @seanmwu.bsky.social labs! 🥟

Now they have labs in China, South Korea, US, and Netherlands. Making global friendships is one of the best things about science! 🌍

@mingxiagu.bsky.social

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Jun 11

Welcome to #ISSCR2025 in Hong Kong!

Excited to represent @stemcellpodcast.com and @cedars-sinai.bsky.social at the biggest stem cell research meeting of the year. Stop by and say hey!

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · May 24

No better way to kick off the new space center at Cedars-Sinai than with a keynote from NASA astronaut Kate Rubins , one of the few biomedical scientist-astronauts!

Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · May 24

Thrilled to be the director of the new Center for Space Medicine Research at Cedars-Sinai! 🚀

We study the impact of spaceflight on cell function and harnessing microgravity to make unique bioproducts in space.

Come explore what we’re working on!

www.cedars-sinai.org/newsroom/ced...

Cedars-Sinai Launches Center for Space Medicine Research

The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute launched the Cedars-Sinai Center for Space Medicine Research on May 22—and marked the occasion with a visit from NASA astronaut and ...

www.cedars-sinai.org

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Apr 28

Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Advancing Regenerative Medicine in Space 🚀

A new review from our lab on using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) for biomedical research in space.

Read for free in Current Stem Cell Reports here!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Advancing Regenerative Medicine in Space - Current Stem Cell Reports

Purpose of Review Space medicine research investigates the effects of microgravity on physiological systems to improve both astronaut health and develop clinical therapies for patients on Earth. Here,...

link.springer.com

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Apr 10

Learn more about our space biosciences research and education efforts at Cedars-Sinai! Much more to come soon. 🚀 🧫

www.cedars-sinai.org/discoveries/...

Space Doctors and Stem Cell Production in Microgravity

As more people than ever before travel to outer space, Cedars-Sinai is studying the impact of microgravity on the body and producing pluripotent stem cells on the International Space Station.

www.cedars-sinai.org

Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Mar 29

The website for our new @cirmnews.bsky.social Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Lab is now live!

We offer training, services, and shared equipment to support stem cell researchers across California. Take a look!🔬🧫

www.cedars-sinai.edu/health-scien...

CIRM Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Laboratory

Explore the Organoid and Organ-Chip Shared Resources Lab at Cedars-Sinai, advancing basic research with cutting-edge tools, training and expertise.

www.cedars-sinai.edu

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congrats @seanmwu.bsky.social !! I am your #Number2Fan :)

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Feb 14

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a heart-shaped, stem cell-derived cardiac organoid from Sean Escopete in our lab.

Our mini-hearts beat for you! ❤️🫀

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Feb 12

Moving up a notch! Honored to become an Associate Professor at Cedars-Sinai.

Huge thanks to my incredible lab team for their amazing work. Also grateful to the leadership here, especially Clive Svendsen, for believing in me. Onwards! 🚀

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Jan 29

Incredible work! A study years in the making published in Nature. I’ve been waiting for this one.

Engineered heart muscle patches from iPSC improve cardiac function in non-human primates…and are stable/show evidence for remuscularization in a human patient! Wow! ❤️

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans - Nature

Epicardial engineered heart muscle allografts from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes can safely and effectively remuscularize chronically failing hearts in rhesus macaques, leading ...

www.nature.com

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Jan 25

Thanks to @ucirvine.bsky.social Stem Cell for the opportunity to present our work on stem cell modeling, on Earth and in space!

Fantastic stem cell research program in Orange County. 🍊 Great to chat with many folks about organoid biology!

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Jan 15

Incredible! Congrats Ritu!

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Arun Sharma @arunsharmaphd.bsky.social · Dec 15

Access to space is worldwide. 🌏

Awesome gift from one of our lab members who just got back from India! 🚀 🇮🇳

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