#  HSCI News 

 



##  A new therapy for treating Type 1 diabetes 

 



 

Promising early results show that longstanding Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) research may have paved the way for a breakthrough treatment of Type 1 diabetes. Utilizing research from the Melton Lab, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has developed VX-880, an investigational stem cell-derived, fully differentiated pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D).



 [ A new therapy for treating Type 1 diabetes arrow\_circle\_right ](/news/new-therapy-treating-type-1-diabetes) 

 



      ![Beta Cells](/sites/g/files/omnuum10026/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/hsci/files/beta_cells.png?itok=hOqS2-Sk) 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

  [### HSCI Announces New Co-Director

 ](/news/2026/05/hsci-announces-new-co-director) May 19, 2026 

 

   [### Ambition and Aspiration: Queens Pre-Med Student Lands Competitive Research Fellowship at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute

 ](/news/2025/10/ambition-and-aspiration-queens-pre-med-student-lands-competitive-research-fellowship) October 16, 2025 

 

   [### How a small fish could lead to better strategies to repair tendon tears

 ](/news/how-small-fish-could-lead-better-strategies-repair-tendon-tears) October 30, 2023 

 

   [### Jason Buenrostro lands MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’

 ](/news/jason-buenrostro-macarthur-genius-grant) October 04, 2023 

 

   [### New model for in vitro production of human brown fat cells lays groundwork for obesity, diabetes cell therapy

 ](/news/new-model-vitro-production-human-brown-fat-cells-lays-groundwork-obesity-diabetes-cell) September 22, 2023 

 

   [### Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life

 ](/news/turns-out-lowly-thymus-may-be-saving-your-life) August 03, 2023 

 

  

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