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New insights into ageing revealed in recent study from Nangalia group and collaborators

6 March 2025

Research has uncovered fundamental differences in how blood stem cells evolve with age in mice compared to humans, reshaping our understanding of ageing and disease. The way in which blood stem cells evolve over a lifespan differs greatly between humans and mice, new research reveals. The findings provide a new...

SCI-TIF Hot Topic event explores stem cell competition and cancer development alongside industry partners

3 March 2025

Last week (24 February) the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Technology and Innovation Forum (SCI-TIF), hosted a Hot Topic event on Stem Cell Competition as a Driver of Premalignancy and Cancer event at the AstraZeneca Discovery Centre (DISC). The event brought together leading researchers and professionals to explore the...

In remembrance of Professor Roger Pedersen

14 February 2025

We are very sad to share the news of the passing of Professor Roger Pedersen, a pioneering stem cell researcher whose vision and hard work was instrumental in creating the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. Before coming to Cambridge in the early 2000s, Roger’s illustrious career had established him as a preeminent...

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Neuroblastoma engagement project earns University recognition

7 February 2025

Dr Kirsty Ferguson was among Cambridge Stem Cell Institute members and affiliates recognised in the 2024 Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement.

Professors Göttgens and Laurenti to receive a new Wellcome Discovery Award

27 November 2024

The Wellcome Trust has recently announced that Professor Bertie Göttgens and Professor Elisa Laurenti have been granted a £3.75M Wellcome Discovery Award for their research, ‘ Haematopoiesis across Scales, Species and Time: a Foundational Approach to Study Stem Cell Biology and Disease.’ Wellcome Discovery Awards provide...

Human Cell Atlas makes major strides in mapping human body

21 November 2024

This week marks a milestone for the Human Cell Atlas project, a consortium of researchers co-led by CSCI's Professor Sarah Teichmann and Dr Aviv Regev of Genentech. A collection of 13 papers in Nature have been published this week revealing data from embryonic, fetal and paediatric organs, as well as computational tools...

Dr Maria Alcolea awarded ERC Synergy Grant

7 November 2024

It was announced this week that Dr Maria Alcolea is one of 57 new awardees for the European Research Council Synergy Grants. These grants are part of the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, and are designed to foster collaboration between researchers to pursue new and ground-breaking research. Dr Alcolea...

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...

Human skin map gives ‘recipe’ to build skin and could help prevent scarring in new research from the Teichmann Lab

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...