ISCRM faculty to receive UW Awards of Excellence
May 24, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |ISCRM is pleased to share that Dr. Cole DeForest will receive a Distinguished Teaching Award and Dr. Norm Beauchamp will receive the David B. Thorud Leadership Award at the 46th Annual Awards of […] Read More
ISCRM's Chuck Murry honored at upcoming NWABR Gala event
May 10, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |Dr. Chuck Murry is being honored locally at this year’s Northwest Association for Biomedical Research annual “Speak up for Research” Gala. Chuck will be receiving the Dr. Alvin J. Thompson […] Read More
With CRISPR, Modeling Disease in Mini Organs
May 6, 2016 | Categories: Research |Traditionally, gene therapy efforts have attempted to treat genetic diseases by modifying DNA inside a patient’s body, but it has been a challenge to deliver the genetic material to all […] Read More
ISCRM takes science roadshow to Mill Creek Middle School
April 7, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |Scientists and doctors from the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington brought their labs to the Kent school on March 31 to show students […] Read More
Stem cell research gets undergrads out of classroom
March 23, 2016 | Categories: Research |Students help conduct intensive, real-world research at UW Medicine lab UW undergraduate Randy Lu grasps a pair of tweezers in each hand. His fingers make imperceptible movements as he dissects […] Read More
Study tells of cancer patient’s unprecedented level of care
January 25, 2016 | Categories: Research |32 researchers at 14 institutions joined to identify personalized treatment options for woman with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer A new report documents one cancer patient’s experience with an unprecedented level of individualized care, provided […] Read More
New book published on regenerative medicine for degenerative muscle diseases
January 12, 2016 | Categories: Announcements |Congratulations to ISCRM’s Casey Childers and Hannele Ruohola-Baker who are contributing authors of a new book entitled Regenerative Medicine for Muscle Diseases. The book, edited by Casey Childers, delves into […] Read More
ISCRM Faculty Member featured in The Scientist
December 1, 2015 | Categories: Announcements |The work of ISCRM faculty member, Casey Childers, on a gene therapy in children with a rare and fatal muscle weakness disorder called X-linked myotubular myopathy was highlighted in a Dec. 1, […] Read More
Changes in metabolites can regulate earliest stages of development
November 16, 2015 | Categories: Research |Changes in cellular metabolites have been shown to regulate embryonic stem cell development at the earliest stages of life. Metabolites are simple compounds generated during life-sustaining chemical activities in cells. […] Read More
Mini-kidney organoids re-create disease in lab dishes
October 23, 2015 | Categories: Research |Stem-cell biology and gene editing advances offer hope for kidney regeneration, drug discovery Mini-kidney organoids that re-create human kidney disease have now been grown in laboratory petri dishes. The achievement, […] Read More