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Heart and Brain Researchers Unveil Tool for Studying Cellular Electrical Activity
June 30, 2026 | Categories: Research |ISCRM researchers who study the heart and the brain have shown that embedding an optical sensor in genetically engineered stem cells can be used to measure electrical activity in cardiomyocytes and neurons. Read More
Friendship Forged in Community Leads to Collaborative Cancer Research
June 4, 2026 | Categories: Research, Uncategorized |ISCRM faculty member Thelma Escobar reunites with a long-time friend to map how certain cancer-causing viruses rewire a cell's genes and metabolism during infection and identify possible targets to slow or stop viral replication. Read More
Mark Bothwell and Yusha (Katie) Liu Receive Tietze Research Awards
June 1, 2026 | Categories: Award, Core Faculty |Mark Bothwell and Yusha (Katie) Liu have received prestigious awards from the John H. Tietze Foundation Trust that will help fuel promising research underway in their labs. Read More
Remembering Professor Stan Gartler
May 29, 2026 | Categories: UncategorizedA tribute to Professor Stan Gartler, who passed away on Memorial Day, written by ISCRM faculty member Marshall Horwitz Read More
Bomsztyk Lab Receives Three New US Patents for Tools to Accelerate Research
May 27, 2026 | Categories: Core Faculty |The Bomsztyk Lab has received three new US patents for a suite of high-throughput tools designed to help researchers perform tissue analysis with greater speed, precision, and safety. Read More
NIH-Funded Team Led by Berndt Lab Aims to Supercharge Protein Sensor Engineering
April 2, 2026 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |An $11 million multi-institutional grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative will enable Berndt Lab engineer new red calcium and neuromodulator sensors, giving scientists much more powerful tools to study brain function and neurological disease. Read More
ISCRM Stem Cell Core Shares ISSCR Public Service Award
March 13, 2026 | Categories: Award |A global network of stem cell cores that includes ISCRM’s Tom and Sue Ellison Stem Cell Core has received a 2026 Public Service Award from the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). Read More
Stevens Lab Reconstructs Human Liver Tissue Cell Architecture in 3D
March 6, 2026 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |ISCRM faculty member Kelly Stevens is the senior author of a study, published in Science Advances, that unveils 3D reconstructions of human liver tissue offering unprecedented detail at the cellular level. Read More
ISCRM Researchers Use AI-Designed Protein to Produce More Mineralized Enamel
March 2, 2026 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |ISCRM researchers have shown that an AI-designed signaling protein (known as a ligand) can be used to mature ameloblasts capable of secreting more mineralized enamel, representing another important step forward for regenerative dentistry. Read More
Harnessing Early Progenitors to Grow Healthy Kidney Tissue Inside the Body
February 18, 2026 | Categories: Research |The Freedman Lab used a single pool of stem cells to generate multiple cell types crucial for kidney function and showed it may be more effective to kickstart this process in vivo instead of engineering tissue outside the body for transplantation. Read More