Ep. 297: “Live at ISSCR 2025: Advancing Regenerative Medicine with CiPSCs” Featuring Drs. Hongkui Deng and Candice Liew

Dr. Hongkui Deng is the Director of the Institute of Stem Cell Research at Peking University and Dr. Candice Liew is a Senior Scientist at Reprogenix Bioscience. In this special episode recorded in front of a live audience at ISSCR 2025 in Hong Kong, they discuss their groundbreaking study transplanting CiPSC-derived islets into a patient with type 1 diabetes. They talk about their approach to chemical reprogramming, immune tolerance, and the therapy's impact on the first patient.