Seattle 7th grader paving way for more girls to succeed in math and science
March 29, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |A middle school student in Seattle is trying to pave the way for more girls to succeed in math and science. Elena Weitz, 12, is a 7th grader at Seattle […] Read More
Gene therapy treats muscle-wasting disease in dogs
February 15, 2017 | Categories: Research |Work on gene therapy is showing significant progress for restoring muscle strength and prolonging lives in dogs with a previously incurable, inherited neuromuscular disease. UW Medicine Institute for Stem Cell […] Read More
UW team brings science to life for Mill Creek Middle School students
December 29, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |Science is golden at one Kent middle school, where top researchers and physicians occasionally visit to present an intriguing episode of show and tell. The University of Washington Science and […] Read More
UW, family rewriting neuromuscular research
November 23, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |Physicians and researchers at the UW Medicine Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine have partnered up with a nonprofit foundation in one of the leading efforts to find a cure […] Read More
Kelly Stevens Receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award
October 5, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |ISCRM’s Dr. Kelly Stevens, an assistant professor in UW Bioengineering and in Pathology, has received a 2016 National institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award in support of her […] Read More
Congratulations 2016 Tietze Research Award Recipients
October 3, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |The Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) is pleased to announce the Summer 2016 winners of the Tietze Research Awards in Stem Cell Research, funded through a generous multi-year commitment […] Read More
Restoring sight: Can the retina be regenerated?
August 30, 2016 | Categories: Research |July 26, 2017 A UW Medicine lab sees a future where lost retinal cells might be revived Break a bone, it will heal. Fry a retinal cell? It’s gone forever. […] Read More
UW Medicine researchers seek a way to regenerate digits
August 12, 2016 | Categories: Research |UW Medicine researchers seek a way to regenerate digits A 7-year-old girl sticks her finger through the spinning spokes of her brother’s bike. The tip gets torn off. She soon […] Read More
Disease-in-a-dish model to improve treatments
August 4, 2016 | Categories: Research |Scientists’ ability to guide cell growth drives one vision of healthcare’s future Say you’re sick. You head to your doctor and discuss personal details about your body. The doc thoughtfully […] Read More
ISCRM faculty member, Dr. Cecilia Giachelli, elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
August 1, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |A dozen scientists and engineers from the University of Washington, including ISCRM’s Cecilia Giachelli, have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. The new members were selected for “their outstanding record […] Read More