Traditionally, gene therapy efforts have attempted to treat genetic diseases by modifying DNA inside a patient’s body, but it has been a challenge to deliver the genetic material to all […] Read More
Scientists and doctors from the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Washington brought their labs to the Kent school on March 31 to show students […] Read More
Students help conduct intensive, real-world research at UW Medicine lab UW undergraduate Randy Lu grasps a pair of tweezers in each hand. His fingers make imperceptible movements as he dissects […] Read More
32 researchers at 14 institutions joined to identify personalized treatment options for woman with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer A new report documents one cancer patient’s experience with an unprecedented level of individualized care, provided […] Read More
Congratulations to ISCRM’s Casey Childers and Hannele Ruohola-Baker who are contributing authors of a new book entitled Regenerative Medicine for Muscle Diseases. The book, edited by Casey Childers, delves into […] Read More
The work of ISCRM faculty member, Casey Childers, on a gene therapy in children with a rare and fatal muscle weakness disorder called X-linked myotubular myopathy was highlighted in a Dec. 1, […] Read More
Changes in cellular metabolites have been shown to regulate embryonic stem cell development at the earliest stages of life. Metabolites are simple compounds generated during life-sustaining chemical activities in cells. […] Read More
Stem-cell biology and gene editing advances offer hope for kidney regeneration, drug discovery Mini-kidney organoids that re-create human kidney disease have now been grown in laboratory petri dishes. The achievement, […] Read More
Washington Research Foundation invests in UW Medicine stem-cell therapy to restore heart muscle A $10 million investment from the Washington Research Foundation will enable UW Medicine scientists to begin clinical […] Read More
ISCRM is pleased to share that Dr. Randy Moon will receive the UW Medicine Lifetime Innovator Award at an event on November 5th. This annual event celebrates the work of outstanding researchers, inventors […] Read More
Chuck Murry, MD, PhD Professor of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Bioengineering and Medicine/Cardiology "You are What You Eat: Using Metabolism to Drive hPSC-Cardiomyocyte Maturation" Ian Jan Graduate Student in Allbritton […]
Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh, PhD Professor of Biological Structure "Ebf1 in cochlear sensory development" Nick Petty GTRM Student from the Kiem Lab "Engraftment of cells to the central nervous system following hematopoietic […]
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD Professor of Bioengineering Title TBD Fan Zhang, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar in Stevens lab "High-throughput in vivo screening of biomaterials for regenerative medicine"
