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SUMMARY:Somatic cell nuclear transfer and prospects for cell replacement -
  Professor Sir John Gurdon
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CONTACT:David Wong
DESCRIPTION:Writing about John Gurdon\, an old schoolmaster once declared\
 , “I believe he has ideas about becoming a scientist\; on his present sh
 owing this is quite ridiculous.”. A few years later\, Gurdon removed the
  nucleus of a fertilized egg cell from a frog and replaced it with the nuc
 leus of a cell taken from a tadpole’s intestine. This modified egg cell 
 grew into a new frog\, and so he became the first person to clone an anima
 l\, some 3 decades before Dolly the sheep was born\, cloned by the same me
 thod. \n\nTo this day\, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) remains integ
 ral to stem cell research and regenerative medicine. He also pioneered the
  technique of mRNA microinjection\, an integral part of expression studies
  ever since. For his immense contributions to science\, Professor Gurdon w
 as made a fellow of the Royal Society\, knighted and received the 2012 Nob
 el Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Here in Cambridge\, the Wellcome Trust
 /Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute was renamed in his honour. Professor 
 Gurdon was also Master of Magdalene College\, Cambridge (1994-2002).\n\nPr
 ofessor Gurdon’s lab now focusses on elucidating the mechanisms of cellu
 lar reprogramming after SCNT. He will be telling us about the development 
 of this field and its potential in regenerative medicine.\n\n*FREE ENTRY T
 O ALL*\n\n*Drinks served from 6:30pm*
LOCATION:Master's Lodge\, Trinity College
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