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Stevens Lab Reconstructs Human Liver Tissue Cell Architecture in 3D

March 6, 2026 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research | Tagged: , ,

ISCRM faculty member Kelly Stevens is the senior author of a study, published in Science Advances, that unveils 3D reconstructions of human liver tissue offering unprecedented detail at the cellular level. Read More

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Key Upgrade to Protective Cell Delivery System Offers Greater Control with Light

August 27, 2025 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research | Tagged: , ,

The DeForest Research Group unveils a new tool, known as PhoCoil, that protects injected cells as they travel to their destination and gives scientists greater control over them once they arrive. Read More

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Protein-Based Biomaterial Protects Injected Cells, Improves Engraftment

March 13, 2024 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research | Tagged: , , , ,

Research led by Cole DeForest, PhD in collaboration with Chuck Murry, MD, PhD and Kelly Stevens, PhD details a new protein-based biomaterial that could help improve engraftment and function following injectable cell therapies. Read More

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W.M. Keck Foundation Funds Liver Research in Stevens Lab

September 2, 2021 | Categories: Core Faculty | Tagged: ,

A three-year grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation will fund a three-year effort by the Stevens Lab to shed light on the role of mechanical factors in liver regeneration. Read More

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Kelly Stevens Selected for National Academies New Voices Cohort

July 21, 2021 | Categories: Announcements, Core Faculty | Tagged: ,

ISCRM faculty member Kelly Stevens is one of 22 early career leaders nationwide selected by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (SEM) for the 2021-2023 New Voices Cohort Read More

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Kelly Stevens, Jay Shendure, and Cole Trapnell Detail Spatial-Mapping Technology

July 2, 2021 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research | Tagged: , , , ,

UW researchers have created a technique to build single-cell resolution spatial maps of the molecular profiles of mammal cell types Read More

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Stevens Lab Unveils Novel System for Regulating Gene Expression with Heat

September 30, 2020 | Categories: Research, Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , ,

Researchers hoping to create disease models or regenerate organs need systems that precisely mimic the degree of complexity found in the natural world. The Stevens Lab is helping to answer the call with a new system that regulates gene expression patterns using heat Read More

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Breakthroughs in 3D Organ Printing Detailed in Science

May 2, 2019 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research | Tagged: , , ,

Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs with a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues. The new innovation allows scientists to create exquisitely entangled vascular networks that mimic the body's natural passageways for blood, air, lymph and other vital fluids. Read More

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Kelly Stevens Receives NIH Director's New Innovator Award

October 5, 2016 | Categories: Announcements | Tagged: , ,

ISCRM’s Dr. Kelly Stevens, an assistant professor in UW Bioengineering and in Pathology, has received a 2016 National institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award in support of her […] Read More