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Favorable interim results reported in stem-cell therapy trial
January 8, 2018 | Categories: Research |A therapy developed at UW shows promise in its first test in young boys who have an inherited deadly muscle disease. Favorable interim results have been announced in a small clinical trial of a stem-cell therapy to treat patients with a rare, deadly disease called myotubular myopathy. Read More
ISCRM Awards State Funding for Scholars and Pilot Programs
November 30, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |Congratulations to the 2017 ISCRM Scholars and Innovation Pilot Program Awardees The ISCRM Scholars Program, funded by the State of Washington, is a newly established program that provides one year of funding for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees doing research in stem cell and regenerative medicine technologies. Each of the six scholars selected for the 2017 […] Read More
Network of synthetic blood microvessels built
October 4, 2017 | Categories: Research |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
Mini-kidney organoids reveal renal disease secrets
October 2, 2017 | Categories: Research |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
Cancer trial: Expectation-setting gives way to hope
September 27, 2017 | Categories: Research |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
Congratulations 2017 Tietze Research Award Recipients
September 15, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |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
Move over Gucci; researchers create designer stem cells
September 1, 2017 | Categories: Research |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
ISCRM Innovation Pilot Awards — Call for Proposals
August 29, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |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 any current UW Faculty member of ISCRM (Acting, Research and Regular Faculty) who is pursuing novel experiments that are directly relevant to stem cell biology […] Read More
Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice
July 26, 2017 | Categories: Research |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 be possible to repair retinas damaged by trauma, glaucoma and other eye diseases. Their efforts are part of the UW Medicine Institute for Stem Cell […] Read More
Tietze Research Awards — Call for Proposals
June 7, 2017 | Categories: Announcements |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 L. Tietze Young Scientist Award are awarded annually. Click here for Summer 2016 winners >> Please see the Tietze Award Announcement for 2017 for details. The deadline for all proposals […] Read More
