The Panama College of Cell Science Announces Its
New Stem Cell Medicine Curriculum for 2024
Beginning January 2024, the Panama College of Cell Science has updated its PhD Stem Cell Medicine curriculum to include its new flagship course: Stem Cell Therapy Without the Stem Cells.
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The Panama College of Cells Science, though operating out of the Republic of Panama, offers a U.S. style PhD curriculum that has been deemed equivalent to a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. The accreditor, California University Foreign Credential Evaluation service (CUFCE.org) was originally on a list approved by the United States Department of Education, although, in interest of fairness, the Department no longer maintains such a list.
The new course added as of January 2024 is titled: Stem Cell Therapy Without the Stem Cells, and the course description reads:
This course, added for 2024, presents the 3 new methods of stem cell therapy which seek to stimulate dormant stem cells and repair mechanisms involving growth factors and cytokines in situ. These are: High Dose Light Activated PRP Intravenous Therapy; Intravenous Laser Irradiation; Laser Lipolysis of Abdominal Fatty Tissue. The course closes the circle of years of stem cell therapy by finally connecting the earlier observation that serum factors and not stem cells are responsible for reparative and rejuvenating effects of systemic “stem cell therapy”.
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Here is an excerpt from the Panama College of Cell Science PhD course Syllabus:
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In Situ Release of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cytokines Following Abdominal Lipolysis
Here is the question: If we already have dormant stem cells within us, why do we have to remove adipose stem cells from the abdomen via liposuction, process them, and then re-inject back into the patient? We take them out…we put them back.
And to make things worse, a liposuction by a surgeon is generally required. There are many downsides to abdominal liposuction:
— Cost: It requires a surgical procedure which increases the cost of stem cell therapy and makes it too expensive for most people
— Availability: Stem cell therapy is not widely available due to the need for liposuction
— Surgical Procedure Required
— Adverse Events: Serious adverse reactions to liposuction can occur, including perforated tissues/organs which have been reported
Why not develop methodologies that:
(1) Are simple to deploy;
(2) Are relatively Low Cost;
(3) Can be widely available in a doctor office setting;
(4) can be repeated often due to cost and relative ease for the patient
Inspired by the many current fat loss and fat “burning” techniques in use for losing weight, Drake and Hicks proposed a protocol in which the disruption of adipose tissue in situ by various means would be expected to release endogenous stem cells, growth factors, and cytokines into the patient’s peripheral blood, thus resulting in a therapeutic result.
“Virtually any fat loss procedure would seem to be effective. All these procedures reduce abdominal fat, and hence would be expected to break up the adipose tissue extracellular matrix. Some lipolytic procedures are going to be found better than others in producing higher levels of MSC’s and circulating cytokines.”
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The full curriculum for our 3 year online PhD in Stem Cell Biology is here:
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Title of Program: PhD in Stem Cell Biology |
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Year 1-Term 1 |
| Course #619: PCCS Review of Molecular Biology and Cancer Biology – Introduction to cancer biology with emphasis origin of cancer, growth signals, blood vessel growth, and metastases. The different theories of cancer causation are compared, including the new theory of the parasitic cause of cancer. Also reviewed is the synthesis, structure and function of proteins and nucleic acids, and fatty acids in various systems such as viruses, bacteria, and animal cells. Structure and function of mitochondrial DNA. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #612: PCCS Embryology and Developmental Biology – Consideration of the development of a complete organism from a single fertilized zygote, with emphasis on human embryology and the development and identification of human stem cells. The course covers differentiation, types of early developmental cells, in vitro fertilization, the development of blast cells and germ layers, as well as the development of antigenic determinants as related to fetal stem cells. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #614: PCCS Enzymology – The purpose of the course is to study enzymatic reactions, and components such as enzyme, substrate, cofactor, coenzyme, activators, and inhibitors. Also covered are reaction rates. Review of enzyme assays and enzyme purification techniques. 3 Credits. Grade: |
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Term 2 |
| Course #616: PCCS Virology – Although the course touches upon bacteriophage and plant viruses, emphasis is on animal virology. Viral structure and replication, viral recombination, virus-host interactions, antiviral drugs, vaccines, relation to immunology, and other similar topics are covered. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #626: PCCS Hormonal Rejuvenation – Review and discussion of the hypothesis that aging is a disease. Characteristics and role of hormones in regulating human bodily function, with emphasis on hormone replacement therapy. The relationship between hormones and stem cell production and maturation is also explored. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #624: PCCS Immunology – The physical, chemical, and physiological characteristics of the human immune system, in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. Humoral and cellular immune response, autoimmune disease, hypersensitivities, immune difficiency, and transplant rejection. Also covered is the immunology of fetal stem cells and fetal cell transplantation, the immunology aspects of autologous stem cell transplantation, and embryonic stem cell transplantation. 3 Credits. Grade: |
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Term 3 |
| Course #630: PCCS Fundamentals of Stem Cell Biology – The course covers fundamental properties of human stem cells, and their differentiation into specialized cell types. The course presents an overview of embryonic stem cells isolated from the developing mass of blastocyst, as well as adult stem cells and progenitor cells. Overview of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood sources, and creation and characterization of cloned cell lines. Self-renewal mechanisms, cell potency and potency definitions are also covered. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #632: PCCS Stem Cells (Embryonic) – The course looks at the isolation of human embryonic stem cells, cell culturing techniques, characteristics, development into the 3 primary germ layers, embryonic stem cell lines, difficulties of control, cell surface antigens and immunological considerations. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #634B: PCCS Stem Cells (Adult and Fetal) –REVISED. Tissue sources of human adult stem cells and fetal stem cells. Pluripotent vs multipotent cell types, and advantages in human treatment using multipotent stem cells. Comparison of autograft rejection to embryonic stem cells. Characteristics of stem cell wall antigenic determinants. The development of antigenic determinants in umbilical cord blood and fetal tissue. Amniotic stem cells. Also covered: Fetal Stem Cell Treatment – A review of the techniques of using stem cells derived from human fetal tissue, and what diseases can be particularly controlled or cured. 3 Credits. Grade: |
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Year 2-Term 1 |
| Course #621: PCCS Blood – Components, Separation, Labeling, and Cell Culture: Because of the importance of blood to the study and use of adult hematopoietic stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells in therapy, this course focuses on the component cells found in blood, isolation and separation of stem cells, cell labeling, and the cell culture of stem cells found in the blood. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #636: PCCS Stem Cell Laboratory Protocols – The course covers techniques for isolating, collecting, and culturing human stem cells. Amniotic stem cell banks. Cryopreservation and Stem Cell Manufacturing are included. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #638: PCCS Human Regenerative Biology –As current as we can make it, this important course covers Bioreactors and Stem Cell Manufacturing as well as Tissue Engineering. 3 Credits. Grade: |
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Term 2 |
| Course #642: PCCS Disease Treatment with Autologous Stem Cells – The course covers international treatments available using autologous stem cells (collected from the patient) including the very latest treatments for ALS. The primary international treatment centers are reviewed. The mechanism of action is studied. The purpose of the course is to bring to light the many curative techniques being used internationally, such as the repair of severed spinal cord using neural stem cells isolated from the patients nose. It is hoped that the student can gain insight to the fact that these current international treatments are no longer “hypothetical”, and hopefully will inspire the students to generate their own ideas for future work in their careers. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #647: PCCS Growth Media, Growth Factors, and Paired Mice Experiment- This course presents a review of growth media for purposes of expansion of a patient’s collected stem cells, including with the use of autologous serum. The importance and identity of stem cell growth factors is presented in context to the very important paired-mice experiment. The course concludes with a discussion of exogenous growth stimulants such as Neupogen (filgrastim). 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #646: Exosomes and the New Stem Cell Medicine. Following the previous course relating to serum factors in therapy, we dive deep into exosomes: what are they, how are they collected, what do they do, why they are necessary in therapy. 3 Credits. Grade: |
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Term 3 |
| Course #641: PCCS Mixed Cell Regenerative Medicine- We cover the new terminology for stem ell therapy, with emphaisis on the 21st Century Cures Act: The Law Authorizing Adult Stem Cell Therapy in the United States. We review the many new developments in stem cell therapy taking place in the United States that really gained momentum begining in 2016 including the use of and use of Platelet Rich Plasma and Stromal Vascular Fractions We look at the early history of stem cell therapy worldwide, juxtaposed to what was occurring in the US. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #671: Stem Cell Therapy Without the Stem Cells: This course, added for 2024, presents the 3 new methods of stem cell therapy which seek to stimulate dormant stem cells and repair mechanisms involving growth factors and cytokines in situ. These are: High Dose Light Activated PRP Intravenous Therapy; Intravenous Laser Irradiation; Laser Lipolysis of Abdominal Fatty Tissue. The course closes the circle of years of stem cell therapy by finally connecting the earlier observation that serum factors and not stem cells are responsible for reparative and rejuvenating effects of “stem cell therapy”. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #670: PCCS Practical Lab- The Collection, Purification, and Use of the PRP and SVF Fractions. This is a laboratory course in which the student will learn step by step, through use of videos and other material, how the Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stormal Vascular Fraction (SVF) are collected from the patient’s blood or fatty tissue, concentrated through various centrifugation steps and enzymatic clean up, and final preparation for use in patients. 3 Credits. Grade: |
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Year 3-Term 1 |
| Course #681: PCCS Commercial Sources Supporting Stem Cell Science: This course has always been styled as a Colloquium, for the exchange of ideas and for looking at different subjects that may interest us or be timely and new, which will change every year. Generally, the “commercial sources” we had in mind were two-fold: Systems for autologous stem cell expansion; and Growth Factors. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #683: PCCS Research Methodology and Writing/Select Thesis Topic and Outline – Using examples, this course will review the scientific method, the basic format of a research paper, the importance and use of controlled experiments, and scientific writing practice. Finally, the student, with the guidance of the Faculty, will prepare an outline for an independent work suitable for publication. 3 Credits. Grade: |
| Course #684: Dissertation Preparation I. 3 Credits. |
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Terms 2-3 |
| Course 686: Dissertation Preparation II. 3 Credits. |
| Course 700: Dissertation Completion: 6 Credits |
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Total Number of Trimester Credits: 72 |
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Final Grade Average: ___ [Equivalent to ____, or ___on 4 point Scale] |
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Degree Awarded: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Stem Cell Biology,_____________ |
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