Dr Allen Eaves founded the Terry Fox Laboratory for Haematology and Oncology Research with his wife Dr Connie Eaves and was the lab’s Director for 25 years, from 1981 to 2006. He was also Professor and Head of Clinical Haematology at the University of British Columbia for 18 years. He is now Founder, President and CEO of STEMCELL Technologies Inc.
We caught up with Allen to find out more about life as a CEO, the role of companies in stem cell research and what keeps him interested in research.
Tick-tock goes the clock: Laboratory modes of anticipation
The world of science can seem remote to those of us outside the lab. So what is it like to be a scientist? I am a social anthropologist and am interested in understanding how everyday science works. I have spent the last six months in a stem cell research laboratory, observing what the researchers do day-to-day. It turns out that unexpected objects such as the laboratory timer play an important role.
Do we still need research on human embryonic stem cells?
Realizing the potential of embryonic stem cells: how far have we come?
Stem cells and disease research: challenges for iPS cells
Tackling stem cell tourism
Edited by: Emma Kemp
Medical travel for unproven stem-cell-based therapies is commonly referred to as stem cell tourism. In an article published in EMBO Reports [1], Zubin Master and David B. Resnik argue that stem cell scientists should take on more responsibility for tackling this problem. So what is their proposal and what questions does it raise?