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16 results for "Albert Edge"

16 results for "Albert Edge"

Albert Edge, PhD

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My lab works on regeneration and the complex molecular signaling in cell fate determination.

We are interested in sensory biology and the rebuilding of damaged sensory circuits. The hair cells of the cochlea are epithelial cells, specialized for the...

Progress toward a treatment for hearing loss

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Newly formed cochlear hair cells contain intricate hair bundles with many stereocilia (critical for sensing sound) and other components that are critical for proper function and neural transmission. Photo courtesy of Will McLean HSCI researchers developed...

ISSCR annual meeting - HSCI speakers Thursday, June 13, 2013

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The Harvard Stem Cell Institute is co-sponsoring the 11th Annual International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting. The five-day conference has drawn nearly 4,000 people to the Boston-area, all to discuss the latest stem cell science in...

Preventing and rescuing hearing loss

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HSCI scientists identify role of protein behind rare Norrie disease A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers at Mass Eye and Ear, led by Principal Faculty member Albert Edge, has identified the mechanism that can lead to deafness in the rare...

Major step toward treatment for a leading form of hearing loss

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Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have demonstrated for the first time that hair cells can be regenerated in an adult mammalian ear by using a drug to stimulate resident cells to become new hair cells, resulting in...

HSCI 20th Anniversary Symposium

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Schedule & Speakers Open Registration | LOBBY 8:00am-5:15pm WELCOME | AMPHITHEATER 8:30-8:45am Co-Directors of HSCI Douglas Melton, Ph.D. David Scadden, M.D. 8:45-9:00am Dean of Harvard Medical School George Daley, M.D., Ph.D. OPENING LECTURE |...

Media Mentions 2017

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December 2017 12/18/17 A Wall Street Journal video highlights Harald Ott’s work on organ regeneration. 12/16/17 In an article by The Guardian , James Gusella comments on the potential of gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease. 12/7/17 An article by...

Leadership

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HSCI is led by faculty directors who are appointed by the provost of Harvard University. They are guided by an Executive Committee composed of leaders across Harvard schools and teaching hospitals. Their combined expertise in both science and business...

Aging & Fibrosis

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HSCI has the critical mass of expertise needed to tackle major questions that transcend individual disorders. Our scientists study fibrosis and aging in collaborations that cross traditional boundaries, as insights in these key areas have applications...

Media Mentions 2015

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December 2015 12/14/15 Konrad Hochedlinger, HSCI Principal Faculty member, identified a gene that when suppressed helps cells lose their "memory," making them more susceptible to reprogramming into iPS cells. Featured: Science 2.0, GEN News, PhysOrg, HNGN...

Modeling genetic diseases in mini-kidney organoids

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Mini-kidney organoid (2 mm dimaeter) grown from pluripotent stem cells. Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have combined cutting-edge, gene-editing techniques with stem cell science to for the first time...