Leveraging Space

Leveraging Space

Author: UCTV May 16, 2026 Duration: 8:35
Stem cell health in space matters for astronaut health and cancer research. Jessica Pham, UC San Diego, explains how spaceflight shapes normal hematopoietic stem cells and cancer stem cells through nano bioreactor studies, astronaut blood analysis, and tumor organoid work in low-Earth orbit. Pham examines increased cycling and reduced dormancy in space, reduced self-renewal after return, and ongoing research on cancer stem cells and their microenvironment, helping clarify how stem cells respond to spaceflight. This work helps explain how space conditions may change stem cell fitness over time and points toward a better understanding of astronaut health, long-duration missions, and cancer stem cell behavior. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 41477]

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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Growing Human Brains in Space [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:03
Brain aging and neurological disease are hard to study because living human brain tissue is difficult to access. Alysson Muotri, Ph.D., UC San Diego, explains how brain organoids sent to space can model accelerated aging…
Sexual Health and Menopause [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:15
Menopause can affect sexual health in ways that are common, frustrating, and often overlooked. Kathryn Macaulay, M.D., Director, UC San Diego Menopause Health Program, explains how hormonal changes during perimenopause a…
What is Menopause? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:30
Menopause symptoms can affect sleep, mood, and everyday quality of life in ways that are easy to dismiss but hard to ignore. Kathryn Macaulay, M.D., Director, UC San Diego Menopause Health Program, explains what menopaus…
Defining Perimenopause [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:03
Perimenopause can bring physical and emotional changes that leave many women feeling unsettled. Kathryn Macaulay, M.D., Director, UC San Diego Menopause Health Program, explains how hormonal shifts and changing menstrual…
An Introduction to Academic Medicine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:40
Academic medicine affects patient care in important ways. Julia Cormano, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego, exp…
An Airline Odyssey with Maurice Gallagher [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:38
Airline entrepreneurship affects how travelers access low-cost leisure travel and how companies create value in a changing industry. Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chair of Allegiant Travel Company and a UC Davis alumnus, ex…
CARTA: The Idea Organ - Questions Answers and Closing Remarks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:38
Humans live in a world of ideas—born in the brain, shared through language, accumulated in culture across generations, and made reality. From the first flaked stone tools to the building of shelters, from figurative and…