On the cusp of an iPSC-informed ALS therapy: an interview with Gabriel R. Linares

In this interview, Gabriel R. Linares (Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California; USA) exclusively discusses some of his innovative research: automation, stem cells and potential amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) therapies. Please can you introduce yourself, your institution and your research interest? I am a postdoctoral scholar research associate at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (CA, USA). I conduct research with Justin Ichida, whose laboratory is part of the University’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. A major research focus of ours concerns discerning the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of...