2022

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026 Barry Family HSCI Innovation Award for Early Career Researchers AWARD AMOUNT $250,000 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION Wednesday , April 1, 2026 The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) is pleased to announce the fifth call for proposals...

A one-time treatment using small molecules to target progenitor cells, pioneered in the lab of a Harvard Stem Cell Institute researcher, may potentially restore hearing lost from some of the most common causes By Alice McCarthy Often regarded as a quasi...

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...

By Alice McCarthy A recent paper published in New England Journal of Medicine reveals that treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with hypomethylating agents (HMAs) activates a sleeping oncogene, leading to poorer survival. This discovery raises the...

By Alice McCarthy A research collaborative led by scientists at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston discovered that exercise restarts an aged heart’s ability to make new heart cells, a process that usually ends by...

Kara McKinley, PhD, principal faculty at HSCI, has been named one of the 2022 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. McKinley and 19 other innovative early-career scientists and engineers will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue...

By Alice McCarthy Physical activity, especially endurance exercise, can improve cognitive function in part by reducing neuroinflammation. Research from HSCI affiliate member Christiane Wrann has shown that the hormone irisin, which is secreted from...

Dr. McKinley will receive $1.5 million over five years to continue her work in uterine regeneration, focused on establishing an animal model of menstruation. By Alice McCarthy The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award recognizes career excellence among early...

A single-cell analysis of 3D models of the human cerebral cortex suggests they can be used to study important brain processes that have been difficult to investigate Adapted from the Broad Institute By Allessandra DiCorato Organoids are carefully grown...