Welcome Yusha “Katie” Liu
January 2, 2024 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |Dr. Yusha “Katie” Liu joined ISCRM in 2023 as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery Read More
Zheng Lab Unveils Platform for Modeling Cerebral Malaria in 3D
November 20, 2023 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research, Uncategorized |A new paper from the Zheng Lab, published in Cell Reports, unveils a technique for probing cerebral malaria inflammation in 3D engineered human brain microvessels. Read More
Stem Cell-derived Organoids Secrete Tooth Enamel Proteins
August 14, 2023 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research, Uncategorized |Researchers led by Hannele Ruohola-Baker have created organoids from stem cells that secrete the proteins that form the enamel that protects our teeth from damage and decay. Read More
Meet the 2023 ISCRM Fellows
July 10, 2023 | Categories: ResearchState-funded ISCRM Fellowships enable students at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral level to advance research efforts aimed at addressing the root causes of diseases. Read More
FDA Approves Gene Therapy with ISCRM Origins
July 5, 2023 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |The FDA has approved a first-ever gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy based in part on technology developed by UW Medicine/ISCRM Researchers Read More
Meet the 2023 ISCRM IPA Recipients
June 22, 2023 | Categories: Award, Research |Cole DeForest, Ronald Young Kwon, Feini (Sylvia) Qu, and Meredith Redd have received the 2023 ISCRM Innovation Pilot Awards. Read More
Meet the 2023 Tietze Award Winners
June 1, 2023 | Categories: Award, Core Faculty, Research, Uncategorized |Julie Mathieu, PhD and Niclas Bengtsson, PhD have received prestigious awards from the John H. Tietze Foundation Trust that will help fuel promising research underway in their labs. Read More
Study From Moltke Lab Describes How Immune Sentinel Tuft Cells Differentiate From Epithelial Stem Cells
May 12, 2023 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |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
SpyLigation Uses Light to Switch on Proteins
April 17, 2023 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |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
Breaking Boundaries in Skin Research With Biosensors and Optogenetics
April 14, 2023 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research, Uncategorized |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