2011

Not Just a Cushion: An Active Role for the Cerebrospinal Fluid The cerebral cortex is the thin layer of nerve cells covering the brain, immediately adjacent to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in which it floats. This cushioning fluid provides mechanical and...

SCORE! – Genetics Scorecards Afford a New Generation of Stem Cell Screening Techniques Embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have the capacity to differentiate into any type of fetal or adult cell. They represent a powerful set of...

Learning from Disease While we often look to stem cell research models to help us better understand disease, new work by HSCI Principal Faculty member Bjorn Olsen, PhD, and colleagues takes the opposite approach. Their recent research explores a mechanism...

Harvard Stem Cell Institute NIH Training Grant Call for Graduate Student Trainee Applications DEADLINE: March 17, 2011, 5pm Overview: The Harvard Stem Cell Institute is now accepting applications for one (1) graduate student fellow position to be funded...

DEADLINE: March 17, 2011, 5pm Overview: The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) is now accepting applications for three (3) post-doctoral fellows to be funded by the HSCI’s NIH Training Grant. Training Grant appointments cover the following costs: Stipend...

It has long been a given that adult humans — and mammals in general — lack the capacity to grow new nephrons, the kidney’s delicate blood filtering tubules, which has meant that dialysis, and ultimately kidney transplantation, is the only option for the...

To an untrained observer, the electrical storm that takes place over the brain’s neural network seems a chaotic flurry of activity. But as neuroscientists understand it, the millions of neurons are actually engaged in a sort of tightly choreographed dance...

Call for 2011 Nominations: Deadline June 30, 2011 With generous support from the Sternlicht Director’s Fund, the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) announces the continuation of the “Sternlicht Awards for Graduate Students”. Awards will be made to Harvard...

Program Overview: The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Cancer Program invites applications for pilot grants funding for 2011. The purpose of this funding program is to provide resources for innovative projects by investigators in the field of cancer...