CSCI's Professor David Rowitch elected to US National Academy of Medicine
30 October 2024
Professor David Rowitch, Head of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cambridge, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine in the USA. “It is a great honour to have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine,” said Professor Rowitch. Election to the Academy is considered one of...
CSCI welcomes 2024 cohort of postgraduate students
29 October 2024
We welcomed a total of 26 Postgraduate students to CSCI in October 2024, under the supervision of 14 PIs within the Institute. These students are on a variety of PhD and Masters programmes, and are based in the following labs: Wellcome MRes + PhD Programme (currently doing rotations): 6 students Alcolea Group – 1 x PhD...
16 October 2024
For the first time, researchers have created a single cell atlas of prenatal human skin to understand how skin forms, and what goes wrong in disease. CSCI’s Professor Sarah Teichmann and Affiliate PI Professor Muzlifah Haniffa , with researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Newcastle University and their...
Marmoset trophoblast stem cells model shallow embryo implantation
4 October 2024
Scientists have developed a pioneering method to culture marmoset placental cells in the lab, offering new insights into embryo implantation. Unlike human embryos, which implant deeply into the uterus, marmoset embryos undergo a much shallower implantation. This research opens up new avenues for understanding the...
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