Arun Sharma
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Arun Sharma
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Stem cell, heart, and space biologist 🧫🫀🚀 • Associate Professor and Director, Center for Space Medicine Research at Cedars-Sinai • Host of the Stem Cell Podcast

Lab and science links:
https://www.arun-sharma.com
Mini-hearts to study the heart! ♥️

Stem cell-derived cardiac organoids can recapitulate aspects of heart development. Sean Escopete in our lab reviews cardiac organoids in a new paper in Trends in Molecular Medicine. 📄

Read for free below:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1ljZO5Eb1B...
September 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It’s a great night to send more science to space! 🚀

We are proud to launch our 6th stem cell science payload from Cedars-Sinai to the International Space Station. Stay tuned for the first production of human organoids in space!

Congrats to all involved. Onwards and upwards! ✨
August 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a heart-shaped, stem cell-derived cardiac organoid from Sean Escopete in our lab.

Our mini-hearts beat for you! ❤️🫀
February 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM