Jessica Pham: Making Space-Based Cancer Research Possible

Jessica Pham — manager of Dr. Catriona Jamieson's lab at the University of California San Diego and Stellar Mission Specialist at its Sanford Stem Cell Institute — has successfully prepared seven research payloads for transport to the International Space Station. There, astronaut-scientists have used the tumor organoids she creates from the stem cells of consenting cancer patients to better understand, predict, and treat disease progression, in partnership with researchers on the ground.  Host: Bobby Gordon, MA, MBA. This episode was recorded on October 18, 2024 and information presented is current as of the recording of this episode.