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Degree of cell crowding in the early human embryo influences cell identity decision, new culture system finds

8 March 2024

Research published this week in Science Advances by Dr Shota Nakanoh in a collaboration between Dr Teresa Rayon’s lab at the Institute and Professor Ludovic Vallier’s lab at the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute has determined that the degree of cell crowding in the early human embryo influences whether cells...

New UKRI funding co-led by Walid Khaled will support research into better health, ageing, and wellbeing

12 February 2024

Professor Walid Khaled from CSCI and co-leader Dr Laura Greaves from Newcastle have received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national collaboration. UKRI funding of £3 million is awarded today (12 February) to support a new research cluster as part of the MRC...

CSCI’s first Trainee Day kicks off SCI-TIF’s 2024 events programme

8 February 2024

This Tuesday (6 February), our Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Technology & Innovation Forum (SCI-TIF) and Institute researchers participated in our first SCI-TIF event of 2024, highlighting collaboration between industry and academia. The event started with an introduction from CSCI Director Bertie Gottgens, then...

Professor Vassiliou to spearhead £4m project to develop clinical platform for blood cancer prevention with Blood Cancer UK and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in the US

5 February 2024

On World Cancer Day yesterday (4 February), Blood Cancer UK and the American charity Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced the start of a transformative five-year, £4 million research project in Cambridge, spearheaded by CSCI’s Professor George Vassiliou. The project aims to establish a clinical platform to...

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