Development and Regeneration of the Lung with Emma Rawlins

In this episode, Dr Emma Rawlins joins us to discuss how our understanding of lung development has changed, and how this might allow us to regenerate lung damage therapeutically. How do our lungs develop from progenitor cells? How can stem cell populations respond to damage and disease in adults? How can these insights be leveraged to regenerate the lung following damage or disease? Some of the topics we cover include: Rare lung cell types important in regeneration Human lung organoids and modeling SARS-CoV-2 infection The strengths and limitations of single-cell RNA sequencing in the field Cell therapies and endogenous strategies for repairing the lung Emma is a Senior Group Leader at Cambridge University's Gurdon Institute. Her lab investigates stem and progenitor cells in the lung.