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About the Course

What promise do stem cells hold for the treatment of medical conditions? In this five-part online course you will explore the history and basic biology of stem cells, learn about new research techniques, and find out how stem cells could lead to cures for diseases and to individualized medicine. You will hear from Museum scientists, medical researchers at the frontiers of the field, and a panel of bioethics experts who will address the ethical implications of stem cell research and therapy. Learn what has already been accomplished, what challenges remain, and what medical breakthroughs may lie ahead....

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Nov 27, 2020

Extremely informative course, I'm impressed by the examples and the research potential that stem cells provide. I'm also quite interested in finding out how these treatments will fare in the future.

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Jul 2, 2021

A good course for those genuinely interested in stem cells. You will definitely get to learn something more from this course. The objective based questions often cover the topics in video lectures.

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By Mark g

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Jun 25, 2020

perfect

By Dher S M

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Sep 21, 2019

بلاتنمك

By Dr. P M B

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Nov 3, 2021

wowwww

By Hugo P V

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Mar 2, 2021

Great!

By ABHRAJIT D

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Sep 19, 2020

good..

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Jun 13, 2020

Better

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Sep 25, 2022

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Jan 8, 2021

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May 28, 2022

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Sep 6, 2020

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By Vinisha P

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May 26, 2023

Excellent Course! Provides you with extensive information not only on stem cells and their applications in biomedical research but also exposes you to all the latest research happening in the field and the endless (but realistic) possibilities with stem cells. Also included in the course is a very interesting and necessary debate on the ethics surrounding stem cell research where we get to hear from both scientists and legal experts on this matter. The course was fascinating for me as somebody who is interested in this area of research and would recommend to all aspiring researchers.

I also thank Coursera for providing me with the financial aid that allowed me to take and finish this course. Thank you to both the team at the American Museum of Natural History and Coursera!

By AAS

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Jun 8, 2018

I spent a good time with this course, it was very helpful for me, especially the first week! it was rich in new, valuable information. I'm just regretted that I didn't enroll in this course before start reading articles about stem cells. It's a new field for me, so when I read articles I faced lots of hard, complicated terms. However, just from the first week of this course, everything became so clear and easy! The 5th week was a little bit harder for me, cause my native language isn't English so I spent a long time to understand the idea of the speakers in law things, also multiple speakers made me confused and less focused. Finally, THANK YOU so much dr. Zehra Dincer and your team, this course deserves all the times I spent on.

By pv h

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Jun 17, 2020

this course dose provide the basic understanding about the stem cell concepts along with giving some useful insights about their application in various fields. the complete course gives you a holistic understanding about both sides the coin in the area of stem cell research. the ethical issues related to the usage of stem cell research is an eye opener about the different challenges that an aspirant stem cell researcher has to know about. the guest lectures included in the course are worth going through as they give the necessary exposure to the research experience. but a bit more updated and detailed content abut the applications would be appreciable.

By DEEPIKA B

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Jun 27, 2020

THIS COURSE WAS AMAZING AS IT TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE BASICS AND THE APPLICATIONS OF STEM CELL FROM THE ETHICAL,AS WELL AS TECHNICAL POINT OF VIEW.ALTHOUGH I FEEL THAT THE ETHICAL CONCERNS COULD BE ELABORATED BY PUTTING UP FEW PDF'S AS WELL,BECAUSE I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO ANSWER THE WEEK 5 QUESTIONS, AS MOST OF THE QUESTIONS HADN'T BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE TALK/VIDEO.I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF FEW PDF'S AND READING MATERIAL ARE ADDED TO WEEK 5 SO AS TO HELP THE STUDENTS TO ANSWER IT BETTER. THANKS A LOT COURSERA AND AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATIONAL HISTORY FOR THIS EXCELLENT COURSE!!

By Oswald L

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Aug 1, 2022

It was a very informative course on the state of stem cell research worldwide, primarily in the US. It gave a clear insight into the current knowledge we have and how much there is to learn. It showed the endless possibilities and diseases that could be cured when we know more, as well as the ethical concerns and implications. The checkup questions were a little irrelevant to the weeks learning at times but the majority of the questions were great for recapping your knowledge and making sure you pay attention.

By ghazale m

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Nov 29, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Ghazale Minaiyan and I am from Iran.

The course was awesome and fulfilling; however, it was so upsetting for me when I had to check the box to confirm that I am not from Iran to get my certificate.

Despite all the hostility that exists between Iran's and the USA's government, I believe Iranian students and researchers should not be the ones to pay the price. Science should not take sides with politics; otherwise, it will miss its mission.

Respectfully,

Ghazale.

By Meghna V

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Jan 19, 2022

The course content was good and delivered by the instructors in an easily understandable manner.

However, I would have liked it even more if there was at least a little bit of information on the biochemical/signaling pathways involved in iPSC formation, and stem cell differentiation.

I recommend this course to people who are completely new to the concept of stem cells, and want to focus on the clinical applications, rather than the science of how stem cells actually do what they do.

By Al P

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Mar 17, 2023

Excellent introduction to stem cells. Opens your mind and brings lots of ethical and scientific questions. A future to be conquered. Leave me with many questions that need to be fulfilled. Hoping new courses will soon follow. highly recommended for those whom are in health professions; but will also satisfy anyone seeking basic understanding of what stem cells really are and their potential for our future health. Thanks for a great course.

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By Yasmin A

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Jul 16, 2020

As a basic stem cell biology course, it covers a lot. For me, I already know around 70% of the information from my background. I expected to find more advanced information, although the fact that it is a basic course. Knowing about the regulation and the ethical dilemma surrounding stem cell research, especially in the USA, gives me a lot to think about regarding scientific research using embryonic stem cells.

By Katie W

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Dec 29, 2020

This course did a great job walking you through information on stem cells. I would not expect someone with no background knowledge on stem cells to fully grasp this course though. More introductory material would have been helpful as well as having the material more broken down, particularly for the lectures from weeks 3 and 4 that were rather technical in nature.

By M. K

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Nov 26, 2020

Course is really informative and interesting. what could be better are being more student centred and format of assessment, which is mainly focuses on low levels of Bloom's taxonomy.

I would like to mention, that I did not know bioethics of this topic could be so attractive and interesting to me as much as stem cell research itself, till now.

Thank you all!