2011

A team of Harvard stem cell researchers has succeeded in reprogramming adult mouse skin cells directly into the type of motor neurons damaged in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), best known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)...

Doug Melton, co-founding director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), a leading stem cell and regenerative biologist, and one of the driving forces behind Harvard's ascendency to world leadership in the field, has been named a University Professor...

Five years after Harvard researchers first received institutional permission to attempt to produce stem cell lines via somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), a young scientist who worked in the Harvard program as a postdoctoral fellow has succeeded in...

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 ~ 5:00 p.m. EST The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Blood Program invites applications for Pilot Grant funding for 2012. The purpose of this funding program is to provide resources for innovative projects...

If you are considering giving a gift to HSCI in tax year 2011, there are a few factors to keep in mind to make sure that Harvard is able to give you a tax receipt for calendar year 2011 instead of 2012. Mutual funds must be received in Harvard’s account...

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) invites applications for seed grants funding. The purpose of this program is to provide early funding for innovative projects in the field of stem cell research including basic, translational and clinical research...

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Kidney Program invites applications for up to two Program Grant and up to two Pilot Grants for 2012. The purpose of this funding program is to provide resources for research in adult kidney disease with the goal of...