Wednesday on Lake Effect: Stem Cell Research, Walker's Point Restaurants, Milwaukee Maker Faire

Wednesday on Lake Effect:

We’ll learn about major work going on in the area of stem cell research. A Milwaukee scientist is the recipient of a major federal grant to study ways of reprogramming adult skin cells for use in treating liver disease. Later, the lessons we can draw today from the passenger pigeon’s extinction 100 years ago. We’ll hear about the Walker’s Point restaurant renaissance. And a preview of the Milwaukee Maker Faire, coming this weekend.

Guests:

• Stephen Duncan, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Joel Greenberg, author, A Feathered River Across the Sky
• Ann Christenson, Milwaukee Magazine and dining contributor
• Kelley Yunk, Brady Corp.; Kathy Cannistra, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum; and Lance Lamont, Milwaukee Makerspace​

Segments:

• Medical College of Wisconsin Doctor Receives $2.1 Million Grant
• Author Rekindles Story of Century-Long Extinct Passenger Pigeon
• Plethoral of Dining Options in Walker's Point
• Milwaukee's First Maker Faire