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Network of synthetic blood microvessels built

October 4, 2017 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , ,

Researchers are reporting significant progress in generating a 3-dimensional network of blood vessels that can be grown and manipulated in a laboratory.  Building vascular support for stem-cell repaired tissues or replacement organs will be vital to such regenerative therapies. Read More

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Mini-kidney organoids reveal renal disease secrets

October 2, 2017 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , ,

Kidney organoids are revealing both the factors that influence the formation of kidney cysts, as well as how the disease progresses. The organoids are grown in labware from human stem cells. Polycystic kidney disease affects 12 million people. Until recently, scientists have been unable to recreate the progression of this human disease in a laboratory setting. Read More

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Cancer trial: Expectation-setting gives way to hope

September 27, 2017 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , ,

Beginning four years ago, 15 women with incurable (metastatic triple-negative) breast cancer were enrolled in a unique clinical trial. It explored one concept of “precision medicine” – the suggestion that the brain power of multiple medical experts and the collection of an immense volume of data about each woman’s condition would yield the most personalized, customized care possible. Read More

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Congratulations 2017 Tietze Research Award Recipients

September 15, 2017 | Categories: Announcements | Tagged: ,

The Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) is pleased to announce the 2017 winners of the Tietze Research Awards in Stem Cell Research, funded through a generous multi-year commitment by the John H. Tietze Foundation. Read More

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Move over Gucci; researchers create designer stem cells

September 1, 2017 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , , ,

UW Medicine researchers recently lead a successful effort to create “designer” stem cells that might lead to advances in cancer and aging, they say. In a paper published in the journal PNAS, the scientists showed for the first time that a computer-generated protein can be inserted into stem cells to change their epigenetic memory, whose role is to ensure that a cell’s DNA sequence remains intact as it divides. Read More

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ISCRM Innovation Pilot Awards — Call for Proposals

August 29, 2017 | Categories: Announcements | Tagged: ,

ISCRM is pleased to announce its new Innovation Pilot Award (IPA) program. Supported by new resources from the State of Washington, the IPA program aims to support innovative research of […] Read More

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Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice

July 26, 2017 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , , , ,

Scientists have successfully regenerated cells in the retina of adult mice at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. Their results raise the hope that someday it may […] Read More

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Tietze Research Awards — Call for Proposals

June 7, 2017 | Categories: Announcements | Tagged: ,

ISCRM is pleased to share a funding opportunity made possible through the generosity of the John H. Tietze Foundation. The John H. Tietze Stem Cell Scientist Award and the Jaconette […] Read More

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