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Cambridge scientists granted over £500,000 to search for new cancer treatments

18 April 2018

Two research projects are underway at the University of Cambridge that are seeking to find new ways to treat acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a highly aggressive blood cancer that currently only one in five people survive for longer than five years after diagnosis. Around 35 people are diagnosed with AML in Cambridgeshire...

Missing link found between pathways involved in cell development

28 February 2018

A new mechanism that coordinates human development in response to signals from outside the cell has been discovered by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. Reported in Nature , the study revealed that the SMAD2 and SMAD3 proteins (SMAD2/3) link and coordinate...

Matters of the heart: scientists reveal how stem cells drive cardiac development & growth

24 January 2018

Scientists from the University of Cambridge and the Université Libre de Bruxelles have used cutting-edge technology to show for the first time how embryonic stem cells diversify to generate the progenitor cells required for the development of the heart. The researchers hope that this new understanding will pave the way for...

New ‘cell map’ reveals intricate details of mammalian development

8 January 2018

Cambridge scientists have used cutting-edge technology to profile over 20,000 individual cells from the developing embryo to produce the first ‘cell map’ describing all of the major cell types present in early embryo development. The researchers used the map to identify an important new pathway involved in blood cell...

Prestigious MS Award for Prof Robin Franklin

14 December 2017

Professor Robin Franklin to receive the 2017 Barancik Prize for pioneering work to restore function for people with progressive Multiple Sclerosis New York, December 13, 2017 – Robin Franklin, PhD, a leading scientist at the University of Cambridge focusing on stimulating the brain’s repair mechanisms, is the winner of the...

Meritxell Huch awarded the Women in Cell Biology Early Career Medal

13 December 2017

Dr Meritxell Huch is the winner of the Women in Cell Biology Early Career Medal, awarded by the British Society for Cell Biology. The annual award recognises an outstanding female cell biologist to serve as inspiring role models for the next generation. Meritxell’s career started in Barcelona, Spain, where she obtained her...

Kimberley Evans - our Lab Hero 2017!

11 December 2017

Kimberley Evans, Káradóttir lab, is the winner of the Lab Heroes Award 2017. She was acknowledged for her hard work and dedication in her role as Lab Manager at the CSCI. Kimberley will receive $2000 Hello Bio vouchers, plus a $1000 travel grant. Commenting on the nomination, Dr Thóra Káradóttir said: “I nominate Kimberley...

ERC Awards for Stem Cell Scientists

30 November 2017

Cambridge stem cell researchers have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) funding to undertake pioneering research that can drive paradigm shifts in their designated fields. The sole criterion for selection is scientific excellence and the aim of the funding is to recognise the best ideas coming from...

New drug target discovered for acute myeloid leukaemia

28 November 2017

A study has found an unexpected new drug target for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that could open new avenues to develop effective treatments against this potentially lethal disease. The collaborative study led by researchers at the Gurdon Institute, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Sanger Institute shows that inhibiting...

Successful 2nd Cambridge – Oxford – Sunway Biomedical Symposium

27 November 2017

This week saw a delegation of Cambridge researchers travel to Malaysia to partake in the 2 nd Cambridge – Oxford – Sunway Biomedical Symposium entitled Stem cells: from biology to therapy. The meeting explored the fundamental biology of stem cells and the progress being made towards translating basic research into stem...