Professor Walid Khaled awarded ERC Advanced Grant for breast cancer research
18 June 2025
Yesterday the European Research Council (ERC) announced the winners of its latest Advanced Grant competition. CSCI’s Professor Walid Khaled was selected as one of 281 leading researchers across Europe to receive some of the 721 million euros in funding to pursue his breast cancer research. The ERC fund will provide €2.5...
11 June 2025
This past weekend, Professor Matthias Zilbauer of CSCI launched the new Cambridge Centre for Children’s Gut Health, welcoming over 100 children living with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Zilbauer, Professor of Paediatric Gastroenterology at the University of Cambridge and...
20 May 2025
Research out this week finds that a combination of two drugs could improve outcomes and reduce the need for toxic chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL), the most common cancer in childhood and one that can be particularly difficult to treat in older patients. In recent years, new treatments have...
SCI-TIF community gathers for 3rd Annual Networking Dinner
29 April 2025
Last week, the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Technology & Innovation Forum (SCI-TIF) celebrated its 3rd Annual Networking Dinner at Homerton College, Cambridge. This event brought together leading scientists from academia and industry, reinforcing SCI-TIF’s mission to unite the Cambridge stem cell community and foster...