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Dr. Jennifer Davis Named New ISCRM Director

October 6, 2025 | Categories: Announcements | Tagged:

Exciting leadership news! Dr. Jennifer Davis has been named the new Director of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Read More

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Cascadia Corridor Research Symposium Comes to Seattle

October 10, 2022 | Categories: Announcements, Core Faculty, Research | Tagged:

The symposium will take place November 3-4 on the UW Medicine South Lake Union campus and will feature keynote addresses from ISCRM Associate Director Jen Davis, PhD and David Granville, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. Read More

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Kelly Stevens Elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

February 18, 2022 | Categories: Announcements, Core Faculty | Tagged:

Stevens, an assistant professor of bioengineering and of laboratory medicine and pathology, was selected for her work on pioneering approaches to map and replicate human tissues to advance bioengineered organs toward clinical therapy. Read More

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Kelly Stevens Selected for National Academies New Voices Cohort

July 21, 2021 | Categories: Announcements, Core Faculty | Tagged: ,

ISCRM faculty member Kelly Stevens is one of 22 early career leaders nationwide selected by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (SEM) for the 2021-2023 New Voices Cohort Read More

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Early Stage Investigator Award for Alec Smith

January 8, 2021 | Categories: Announcements, Award | Tagged: , , , ,

Alec Smith finds the mentors to support his growth, opportunities to master the art of differentiating stem cells into neuronal and skeletal muscle, and critical funding to propel his path to independence. Read More

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With NIH Funding, Freedman Lab to Use Kidney Organoids to Predict Adverse Effects of Genome Editing

October 1, 2019 | Categories: Announcements, Award, Research | Tagged: , , , ,

Nearly 40 million Americans are impacted by chronic kidney disease, a family of progressive conditions associated with widespread health complications, including higher risk for heart disease. Read More

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Improved Method for Converting Stem Cells into Pancreatic Islet Progenitor Cells Detailed in iScience

August 29, 2019 | Categories: Announcements, Core Faculty, Research | Tagged: , , , , ,

Type 1 diabetes is a disease that occurs when the immune system attacks and kills the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas, known as beta-cells. Read More

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ISCRM Researchers Discover “Missing Piece” of the Heart Regeneration Puzzle

August 21, 2019 | Categories: Announcements, Research | Tagged: , , , ,

Nearly 18 million people die each year from heart disease, making it the leading cause of death in the world. In the United States alone, the annual economic impact of heart disease exceeds $200 billion, a figure that is expected to rise dramatically. Read More