Major NIH Grant Funds a Closer Look at Understudied Sensory Hair Cells Crucial for Balance
April 15, 2019 | Categories: Announcements, Award |Deep in the inner ear, at the base of the semicircular canals, sit tiny vestibular organs called crista ampullaris – or crista, for short. Aided by millions of sensory hair cells, crista help us maintain our gaze as we move through space, not unlike a stabilizer function in a modern camera. Without a healthy population of these hair cells, the brain struggles to remain oriented and to track its position relative to the surrounding world that our eyes and ears perceive. Read More
Tietze Young Scientist Awards for Two ISCRM Faculty Members
January 31, 2019 | Categories: Award, ResearchTwo ISCRM faculty members, Dr. Smita Yadav, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Dr. Ronald Kwon, Associate Professor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, have received prestigious awards from the John H. Tietze Foundation Trust that will help fuel promising research underway in their labs. Using Stem Cells to Study the Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder […] Read More
IEEE NANOMED New Innovator Award for Dr. Deok-Ho Kim
January 25, 2019 | Categories: Announcements, Award, Core Faculty |January 25, 2019 Dr. Deok-Ho Kim, Associate Professor in Bioengineering and a Faculty Member of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM), has been awarded the inaugural 2018 IEEE NANOMED New Innovator Award. Intended for current IEEE members within 10 years of completing their highest degree, the award recognizes significant contributions to the […] Read More
Two UW Cardiologists Honored at Northwestern University
October 25, 2018 | Categories: Announcements, AwardTwo University of Washington Cardiologists received honors at Northwestern University’s 14th Annual Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigator Forum. Read More