{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CTGCT","provider_url":"https:\/\/ctgct.si\/en\/","author_name":"Rodrigo Ortiz","author_url":"https:\/\/ctgct.si\/en\/author\/rodrigoctgct\/","title":"From Skin Cells to Stem Cells: Reprogramming Cells to Study Disease - CTGCT","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tl0fka8p9p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctgct.si\/en\/objave\/ipsc-presentation-best\/\">From Skin Cells to Stem Cells: Reprogramming Cells to Study Disease<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ctgct.si\/en\/objave\/ipsc-presentation-best\/embed\/#?secret=tl0fka8p9p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;From Skin Cells to Stem Cells: Reprogramming Cells to Study Disease&#8221; &#8212; CTGCT\" data-secret=\"tl0fka8p9p\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/ctgct.si\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ctgct.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CTGCT-Partners-Monthly-Meeting-13-April-2026.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720,"description":"Every cell in the human body contains essentially the same genetic instructions, yet a heart cell behaves very differently from a nerve or skin cell. For many years, scientists assumed that once a cell had acquired a specialized role, its identity was largely fixed. Today, researchers can take a mature cell from an adult and return it to a flexible, stem-cell-like state. From there, they can guide it toward becoming a heart cell, neuron, liver cell, or another specialized cell needed for research.In her lecture during the Summer Course BEST Ljubljana, Dr. Darja Marolt Presen from the CTGCT, introduced the scientific foundations of this technology and explained how it is changing disease research, drug development, and regenerative medicine. She also examined the practical challenges involved in transforming a promising laboratory technique into a safe, standardized, and accessible therapy."}