Watch a Brief Video About ISCRM
September 17, 2021 | Categories: Core Faculty, ResearchWatch this brief video about the collaborative research community harnessing advances in biology and engineering to confront the root causes of disease. Read More
Congratulations 2017 Tietze Research Award Recipients
September 15, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |The Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) is pleased to announce the 2017 winners of the Tietze Research Awards in Stem Cell Research, funded through a generous multi-year commitment by the John H. Tietze Foundation. Read More
Move over Gucci; researchers create designer stem cells
September 1, 2017 | Categories: Research |UW Medicine researchers recently lead a successful effort to create “designer” stem cells that might lead to advances in cancer and aging, they say. In a paper published in the journal PNAS, the scientists showed for the first time that a computer-generated protein can be inserted into stem cells to change their epigenetic memory, whose role is to ensure that a cell’s DNA sequence remains intact as it divides. Read More
ISCRM Innovation Pilot Awards — Call for Proposals
August 29, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |ISCRM is pleased to announce its new Innovation Pilot Award (IPA) program. Supported by new resources from the State of Washington, the IPA program aims to support innovative research of […] Read More
Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice
July 26, 2017 | Categories: Research |Scientists have successfully regenerated cells in the retina of adult mice at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Their results raise the hope that someday it may […] Read More
Tietze Research Awards — Call for Proposals
June 7, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |ISCRM is pleased to share a funding opportunity made possible through the generosity of the John H. Tietze Foundation. The John H. Tietze Stem Cell Scientist Award and the Jaconette […] Read More
Gene replacement therapy that works in dogs to be tested in children
May 18, 2017 | Categories: Research |SEATTLE – KIRO 7 has learned of a revolutionary treatment, here in Seattle, that has saved the lives of dogs and is just months away from being tested in children. In […] Read More
New Leadership Announced at ISCRM
May 1, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |We have announced the appointment of Professor Charles (Chuck) Murry as the new Director of ISCRM. Murry is the successor to ISCRM’s Founding Director and eminent pharmacologist, Professor Randall T. […] Read More
Pioneering work on stem-cell therapies at UW deserves state support
April 9, 2017 | Categories: Research |IF you have a heart attack, hopefully you’ll survive. But your body will be forever changed. The world’s best doctors can’t undo the damage; instead, drugs and devices will help […] Read More
New portal vividly reveals the diversity of cell structures
April 5, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |Textbook diagrams of cells show a cursory membrane, nucleus and mitochondria. They have never adequately conveyed cells’ variation and complexity. Seattle’s Allen Institute for Cell Science has unveiled an online portal with stunning […] Read More