New research from the Moltke Lab at UW Medicine describes how our body generates an enigmatic cell type, known as tuft cells, that detects parasitic worms and helps to mobilize an immune response. Read More
Light-activation technology developed by the Cole DeForest Research Group has potential applications in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and understanding how the body works. Read More
Cory Simpson, MD, PhD and Andre Berndt, PhD detail how advances in biosensor and optogenetic technology are opening up new possibilities in dermatology research. Read More
Researchers in the Murry Lab have demonstrated that a quadruple gene editing approach safely suppresses irregular heartbeats in stem cell therapy for injured hearts. Read More
Tiara Schwarze-Taufiq, an ISCRM undergraduate fellow in 2021, is now a Research Scientist in the Young Lab thanks to an NIH R21 grant made possible in part by her own research. Read More
New ISCRM faculty member Jenny Robinson, PhD has built a career researching how differences in sex hormones influence soft tissue regeneration, a question that first occurred to her on the soccer field. Read More
A paper from the Freedman Lab, published this week in Nature Communications, reveals a surprising finding about the way cysts form in PKD organoids, a discovery that could have clinical implications. Read More
Using zebrafish as a model, researchers from the Musculoskeletal Systems Biology Lab describe how wnt16 dually influences bone and muscle development and growth. Read More
Undergraduate student researchers Dessirée Ortaç and Eesha Murali have received Washington Research Foundation Fellowships that will support their time in the lab through the end of the 2023 school year. Read More
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