2018

Two studies by HSCI scientists advance our understanding of cancer Two new studies by Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists give important insights into lung and liver cancers, and have potential implications for cancer treatment. Carla Kim, Ph.D...

Clinical trial success based on stem cell models in the lab Summary A clinical trial, supported in part by the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI), has shown that the drug retigabine improves a characteristic of motor neurons that is impacted in...

The Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (HSCRB) invites applications for Pilot Grant funding for 2019 under the NIH-funded P01 grant “Dissecting the establishment and regulation of human pluripotency” (PI Alexander Meissner). The...

Biotech company Moderna, co-founded by HSCI scientist Derrick Rossi, is set to bring a new class of treatments to patients. Summary Derrick Rossi’s research into using mRNA as a new kind of therapeutic was initially supported by HSCI seed funding, and...

Vijay Sankaran and Vikram Khurana have been named NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigators The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) has named two HSCI scientists as NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigators. Vijay Sankaran, M.D., Ph.D. and Vikram...

Amy Wagers, Richard Lee, and Norbert Perrimon receive National Institutes of Health Director’s awards for innovative research Three scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have been honored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director...

Zebrafish models could help develop precision cancer therapies HSCI scientist Leonard Zon, M.D. uses zebrafish as a model to study different cancers. Now, he has used this approach to reveal how mutations in a gene called SPRED1 are involved in mucosal...

George Murphy wants to use stem cells to replace scarring with regenerative healing. George Murphy’s goal is to coax skin stem cells into healing wounds by regenerating tissue instead of forming a scar. To figure out how to do it, he is studying scarless...

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...

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Invites applications for seed grant funding for its 2019 cycle. The purpose of this program is to provide funding for innovative projects in the field of stem cell and regenerative biology. As was the case last year...