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U.S. health research funding critical, NIH head tells UW meet
August 12, 2014 | Categories: Research |In a whirlwind tour through UW Medicine’s research laboratories in South Lake Union, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), swung easily through a show-and-tell that ranged […] Read More
The Heart of Stem Cell Research
August 4, 2014 | Categories: Research |ISCRM’s Drs. Chuck Murry, Michael Laflamme and April Stempien-Otero discuss stem cells and heart regeneration in the latest podcast at UW Medicine Pulse. Listen to the episode here. Read More
ISCRM Faculty Member Climbs Mt. Baker to Raise Awareness
July 23, 2014 | Categories: Announcements |ISCRM’s Hannele Ruohola-Baker climbed all the way to to the summit of Mt. Baker — to raise awareness and funds for stem cell research. For those of you who contributed […] Read More
Congratulations 2014 Tietze Research Award Recipients
July 8, 2014 | Categories: Announcements |The Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) is pleased to announce the Spring 2014 winners of the Tietze Research Awards in Stem Cell Research, funded through a generous multi-year […] Read More
ISCRM Showcased at Special UW Medicine Event
May 22, 2014 | Categories: Announcements |On May 21st, ISCRM was featured at the Dean’s Circle Celebration event with a brief 8-minute video telling the story of ISCRM and sharing some of the cutting edge science and […] Read More
ISCRM Faculty Member Featured on UWTV
| Categories: Announcements |Dr. Phil Horner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the UW, is working on a unique approach to restoring limb function after chronic spinal cord injury. Dr. Horner and […] Read More
Scientists regenerate heart muscle in primates
April 30, 2014 | Categories: Research |Findings bring stem cell therapy for damaged hearts closer to clinical trials In a major advance, researchers at the University of Washington have successfully restored damaged heart muscle of monkeys […] Read More
ISCRM Faculty Member, Dr. Phil Horner, Featured on UW|360
April 24, 2014 | Categories: Research |Phil Horner, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the UW, is working on a unique approach to restoring limb function after chronic spinal cord injury. Dr. Horner and his […] Read More
TEDx Talk: Transforming the approach to cancer
March 27, 2014 | Categories: Announcements |Dr. Tony Blau, ISCRM’s Co-Director, recently presented a talk at TEDxTacoma focused on his Center for Cancer Innovation. A transcript of the video can be found here. Read More
Proteins that control energy use necessary to form stem cells
March 21, 2014 | Categories: Research |Findings advance efforts to reprogram mature cells for organ repair Two proteins that control how cells break down glucose play a key role in forming human stem cells, University of […] Read More