Researchers and staff at the J. David Gladstone Institutes welcomed members of the community to tour their new six-story life sciences building at Mission Bay on Monday, showcasing leading-edge scientific knowledge in coronary disease, HIV/AIDS and neurodegenerative diseases.

Bruce Conklin, an investigator in the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, was among the scientists to offer a glimpse of their work. An associate professor of medicine and molecular pharmacology at UCSF, Conklin highlighted the promise of stem cell research, explaining his studies on stem-cell derived heart cells designed to better understand heart rate control. Conklin's work is conducted primarily in Gladstone's Embryonic Stem Cell Laboratory, which is a core lab available to all UCSF researchers. (For an introductory lesson on embryonic stem cell research, see video clip in either QuickTime or Real format. Or Download QuickTime or Real media players.)

Source and video clips: Lisa Cisneros

Last updated January 28, 2005

J. David Gladstone Institutes

Bruce Conklin, Gladstone investigator, discusses the potential of embryonic cell research. (For an introductory lesson on embryonic stem cell research, see video clip in either QuickTime or Real format.)