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16 results for "Natasha Frank"
Restoring vision
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A stem cell therapy for cornea regeneration reaches the clinical-trial stage By Jessica Lau As the eye’s outer layer of protection, the cornea needs to constantly regenerate to maintain a clear surface. Losing the cornea-regenerating stem cells leads to...
HSCI Skin Program Seminar
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Christine Lian and Natasha Frank Epigenetic Reprogramming of ABCB5+ Melanoma Stem Cells via Targeting DNA Hydroxymethylation https://partners.zoom.us/j/9240930305
Inaugural HSCI Skin Program Symposium
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This program is offered free of charge to our research community, but registration is required. Please visit the registration webpage at: https://hsci.formstack.com/forms/hsci_skin_program_symposium Attendance by HSCI members from across the different...
Can we restore sight?
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Markus Frank and his colleagues are reprogramming skin cells with the goal of giving people back their sight. Seed funding from HSCI led Markus Frank and his colleagues to discover that the cell surface molecule ABCB5 can be used to identify limbal stem...
Scientists can now screen for stem cells that enhance corneal regrowth
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Stem cells within the limbus of the human eye can now be purified with the help of an antibody. Discovery is expected to quickly translate into improved human therapies A Boston-based scientific collaborative, led by Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI)...
Our protective outer layer
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Reposted from Brigham Clinical & Research News Throughout our lives, our skin goes through a lot. We get sunburns, we skin our knees, we bleed, we scar and we do it again. Our skin is our largest organ and, in many ways, serves as our protector. Beyond...
HSCI as KickSTARTER | 12th Annual HSCI Malkin Retreat
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Faculty Co-chairs: April Craft Jonathan Hoggatt Jessica Whited This event is offered free of charge to the HSCI research community, but registration is required. Agenda: 9:00 – 10:00 George Daley, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School |...
HSCI researchers work to improve cornea transplants
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A Boston-based scientific collaborative, led by HSCI researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/ Schepens Eye Research Institute has discovered a way to collect the best cell type for regenerating a damaged cornea—the clear membrane that covers the pupil...
ABCB5-expressing Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine
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Leaders in Regenerative Medicine Seminar Guest Speaker: Natasha Frank, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, HMS and Interim Clinical Chief of Genetics, BWH Online Registration Recommended These seminars will provide a platform for regenerative medicine...
2013 HSCI Seed Grant recipients announced
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The purpose of HSCI Seed Grants is to provide early funding for innovative projects in any field of stem cell research. The awards put particular emphasis on projects that might be difficult to fund from other sources, either because a project is...
HSCI Stem Cells & Cancer in the Skin & Solid Organs Symposium 2022
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HSCI Cancer Disease Program Leaders Carla F. Kim, PhD and Mario Suva, MD, PhD, and HSCI Skin Disease Program Leaders Markus Frank, MD and George F. Murphy, MD have planned an exciting 2-day symposium, including talks by leading researchers from our...