Panama College of Cell Science
3 Year Online PhD Degree in Stem Cell Medicine
The Panama College of Cell Science continues to offer the only 3 year online PhD program in stem cell biology in the world. We are a world class biology graduate school and both our program and our students are scholarly. Why should you study stem cell biology?? Because not only is it the new biology …
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May 1, 2016 Panama College of Cell Science returns to its roots, offering the tuition pricing that made us great: $2,950 USD with payment plan or $2,700 USD annually if paid in advance in a lump sum Tuition fees include ALL textbooks and other learning materials. You will not have to pay anything further …
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April 6, 2016, Dr. Walter P. Drake Here at the Panama College of Cell Science, we have spent a good amount of time on the "Paired Mice " experiments. Although for our purposes, the seminal paper was issued over 10 years ago in 2005, the importance of the paired mice experiments has yet to be …
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by Walter P. Drake, Director Panama College of Cell Science November 2015 "Do not pay any fees to view scientific articles. Boycott all "pay to view" scientific journal publishers." At the Panama College of Cell Science, we require dissertations as part of our 3 year online PhD degree in stem cell biology. So when our …
The Panama College of Cell Science offers the world’s only online PhD degree in stem cell biology, what is now becoming the “New Medicine”. It is an exciting new field, and quite possibly the hottest field in biology today. So, how does the dissertation requirement work? A dissertation, also known as a thesis, is a …
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Description of the 3 year online stem cell biology PhD program at Panama College of Cell Science. The Panama College of Cell Science has been operating for 10 years. It began with, and still offers, the only stem cell biology PhD program in the world that can be completed entirely online via distance learning. In …
[Please Note: I am not opposed whatsoever to embryonic stem cell research which continues to lead to valuable understandings about cell-cell interactions. However, these synthetic laboratory models are not likely to lead to any patient therapies, which for many people, particularly patients with debilitating diseases, is the most important goal of stem cell research.] It …
Repair Stem Cell Institute October Newsletter details some current adult stem cell treatments. And this is why, at the Panama College of Cell Science, our three year online PhD program introduces our graduate students to international stem cell therapies available now. Except of course in the United States, where few if any stem cell therapies …
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Graduate Studies at the Panama College of Cell Science- Sample Work From time to time we like to post particularly good work by our graduate students. In this Assignment from the course, "Stem Cell Laboratory Protocols", students were asked to present reviews of the current state of expansion protocols for stem cells. Expansion of stem …
Note to Students: A desk top adult stem cell multiplier apparatus is needed worldwide The website of the Drake Biomedical Institute recently published rudimentary design criteria for the Stem Cell Expresso Machine, a desk top stem cell expansion bioreactor for use in physicians' offices and small clinics. As Dr. Walter Drake has stated: "We do …
The Panama College of Cell Science is the only online biology graduate school offering a doctoral degree in stem cell biology. If you review our curriculum at https://stemcellcollege.wordpress.com/summary/curriculum/ you will note that our 3 year online program is divided into essentially three sections: 1. Study of Basic Sciences 2. Study of Stem Cell Biology 3. …
The Panama College of Cell Science has announced that it has developed a unique system for providing student content. Called a "private student portal", online biology students can access all their course content, syllabus for every course, downloadable resources and video links, assignments, academic records, and billing records. With this private web page, our students …
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Even our graduate students know that!!! Here at the Panama College of Cell Science, we try to teach students to be specific regarding their use of terms. Even though our three year online PhD biology program is delivered online, yet, we try to approach stem cell science in a scholarly manner. Lately we have noticed …
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The Panama College of Cell Science recently revised its 3 year online curriculum to include a new course: "Blood- Components, Separation, Labeling, and Culture". Because of the importance of the study of hematopoietic stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells, which can be harvested from the blood, the new course was added. "Blood is going to …
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Tuition Reduced from $3,900 USD per year with payment plan to $2,950 USD per year, and Application Fee cancelled!! The Panama College of Cell Science, which offers the only 3 year doctoral degree in stem cell biology that can be completed entirely online via the internet, is pleased to announce a reduction in tuition fees. …
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Dr. Carlos Lima, who pioneered using Adult Stem Cells to cure and/or improve paralysis from spinal cord injuries, has died on June 21. "The world has lost a wonderful, compassionate scientist and clinician in the field of adult stem cell therapy", said Dr. Walter Drake, of the Drake Biomedical Institute, and acting Dean of the …
The Panama College of Cell Science is pleased by the interest shown in our program from applicants in South Korea, India, and Nigeria. More and more biology majors are realizing the exciting field of stem cell science is now opening and that this is a field well worth pursuing as an advanced degree. Manipal University …
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Dr. Walter P. Drake, Acting Dean of the Panama College of Cell Science, resigned his membership in the ISSCR. In a letter directed to the President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, he criticized the organization for its one sided support of embryonic stem cell research to the exclusion of research with adult …
The Panama College of Cell Science wants to remind potential new applicants to its three year online PhD program in stem cell biology, that Applications are accepted all year long, and a student may begin studies at the start of any of our three terms (January, May, or September). Come join our exciting and novel …
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The above is the title of an article posted on Physorg.com discussing the problems with many PhD programs. The article, written by Deborah Braconnier, summarizes some of the problems as follows: "According to Mark Taylor, the system for PhDs needs to be reformed or shut down. Universities are promoting their PhD programs in order to …
In April 2011, Stanford University School of Medicine claimed to have established the "first PhD program in stem cell science in the world". You can read the story at: http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2011/april/stem-phd.html, stating that "Stanford is the first to create a free-standing doctoral program dedicated solely to stem cell biology and regenerative medicine". The article goes on …
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The Panama College of Cell Science offers an in depth PhD program in stem cell biology and stem cell science. We believe that "This is the New Medicine, a quantum leap in treating our most difficult diseases" states Walter Drake, Acting Dean of the College: "Biologists well versed in this field will be in demand …
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The Panama College of Cell Science, offering a 3 year online PhD degree in stem cell biology, announces that the next class of new graduate students is forming for the trimester beginning January 1, 2012. Applications may be submitted now, and in any event no later than November 15 and upon acceptance, tuition payments must …
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The Panama College of Cell Science, the only 3 year online biology degree which can be completed entirely online, recently adjusted adjusted its curriculum to be in line with USA regionally accredited biology programs in order to ensure that its degrees will be considered "equivalent" to a USA degree, and hence acceptable for employment. The …
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The following is an example of a course video lecture. In this lecture, Nadia Rosenthal PhD, Senior Scientist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, discusses the normal, yet surprising, decrease in stem cells in the heart over time. Video Chapters: 5:24--Intro/Purpose ---Aging Characteristics 7:43--Do Stem Cells Cause Aging? --Older Muscles = Less Stem Cells 12:44--Notch-Delta Signaling …
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