Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Isolation and Culture of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells With an Innovative Xenogeneic-Free Method for Human Therapy Martino Guiotto*1,4, Silvia Palombella*2, Stefania Brambilla2, Lee Ann Applegate3, Mathis Riehle4, Andrew Hart4, Wassim Raffoul1, Pietro Giovanni di Summa1 1Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV, 2 Xenogeneic (chemical or animal-derived) products introduced in the cell therapy preparation/manipulation steps are associated with an increased risk of immune reactivity and pathogenic transmission in host patients. Here, a complete xenogeneic-free method for the isolation and in vitro expansion of human adipose-derived stem cells is described. Biology Measurement of Mitochondrial Mass and Membrane Potential in Hematopoietic Stem Cells and T-cells by Flow Cytometry Mukul Girotra*1,2, Anne-Christine Thierry3, Alexandre Harari1,3, George Coukos1, Olaia Naveiras2,4, Nicola Vannini*1 1Department of Oncology UNIL CHUV, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Lausanne, University of Lausanne, 2Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), School of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), 3Center of Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 4Hematology Service, Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) Here we describe a reliable method to measure mitochondrial mass and membrane potential in ex vivo cultured hematopoietic stem cells and T cells.