Building Community: A Husky 100 Story
Jepson arrived on the University of Washington campus with a love of biology, a budding interest in engineering, and the pang of isolation felt by many out-of-state freshmen. Over the next four years, she would find a community in the residence halls and an outlet for her natural curiosity in the Department of Bioengineering. Read More
Pursuing a PhD in a Pandemic
Uncertainty is a fact of life for just about any PhD student, especially in the hectic final year of a thesis project. So much can change and so much is unknown. Data shifts. Funding is fickle. The right postdoc job could require relocation to a faraway city. It’s all part of the territory for a young scientist. But nothing can prepare a PhD student to complete a project in a pandemic. Read More
Joining the Fight Against COVID-19
Drug discovery, disease modeling, and donations of personal protective equipment are just some of the ways ISCRM labs are rallying to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Heart Tissue in Space
Researchers from the UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) are taking part in a collaborative effort to send heart tissue on chips to the International Space Station to study how microgravity impacts cardiovascular functioning. Read More
A Paradigm Shift in Cancer Treatment
What if a patient’s cancer had a unique fingerprint? And what if that fingerprint could be used to help physicians treat patients, faster and more effectively than ever? This is precision medicine. And Dr. Pam Becker and a team of UW researchers are using it to save lives. Read More
Breaking the Capillary Barrier
Capillaries, the tiny but abundant vessels that enable the exchange of nutrients and waste, are so narrow that red blood cells must pass through in a single file line, making them challenging to study and prohibitively difficult to engineer. Until now. Read More
Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
Attention undergraduate students everywhere: If you're intrigued by a career in regenerative medicine, biology, and engineering, the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) may have the perfect summer experience for you. It’s all part of a broader effort to help more people from more backgrounds explore opportunities in science careers. Read More
Seeing Themselves as Scientists
In late November, a cohort of middle school girls from Burien, Washington traveled to the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) for an introduction to the basics of stem cell biology, bioprinting, and gene editing. First, though, the visitors absorbed a few science lessons that are impossible to observe, measure, or prove Read More
Building a Better Scar
For decades, researchers have explored the possibility of building a more perfect scar, an intervention that could revolutionize treatment for many of our leading causes of death, including heart disease. Today, the Davis lab continues to make discoveries that are helping scientists understand how this critical biological process works, and how to control it to improve human health. Read More
Phil Green, ALS Champion
As a backup kicker and safety during the storied Don James era, Green learned to make the most of small roles, contributing any way he could to shared achievements, including a national championship in 1991. The brotherhood Green formed with his teammates, and the resilience instilled in him by Coach James, would equip him for the greatest battle of his life. Read More