Catholic Connection – May 20, 2014 – Hour 2

Dr. Guernsey is a graduate of the Saint Ignatius Institute (a classical great books program) at the Jesuit University of San Francisco where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in English. He holds a Master’s degree in English from U. C. Berkeley, and a Master’s degree in school administration from CSU Fresno. He earned his Doctorate in Education at Eastern Michigan University, specializing in educational leadership. He has 17 year's experience working in Catholic schools, both nationally and internationally, from kindergarten to graduate school, as a teacher, consultant, principal, dean, and president.

Dr. Deisher is a world renowned scientist in the field of adult stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine. She was the first person world-wide to identify and patent stem cells from the adult heart, including what are now called “very small embryonic-like stem cells” (VSELS), and also is a patented inventor of the most potent mesenchymal growth factor ever identified, as well as of the use of cytokines to mobilize adult embryonic-like cells. Dr. Deisher graduated with honors and distinction from Stanford University, and obtained her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Physiology from Stanford University.