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Read more at: Enhanced CRISPR lets scientists explore all steps of health and disease in every cell type
Enhanced CRISPR lets scientists explore all steps of health and disease in every cell type

Enhanced CRISPR lets scientists explore all steps of health and disease in every cell type

20 January 2017

CSCI researchers from the Vallier lab have created sOPTiKO, a more efficient and enhanced inducible CRISPR genome editing platform. The study, published today in Development , describes how the freely available single-step system works in every cell in the body and at every stage of development. This new approach will aid...


Read more at: New Group Leader/Clinician Scientist opportunities
New Group Leader/Clinician Scientist opportunities

New Group Leader/Clinician Scientist opportunities

20 January 2017

We currently have opportunities for both Clinician Scientists and Independent Research Group Leaders to join us. Find out more on our Jobs pages .


Read more at: Stem cells know how to open up and unwind
Stem cells know how to open up and unwind

Stem cells know how to open up and unwind

13 December 2016

Research led by SCI Affiliate PI Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn, at the Babraham Institute, with collaborators in the UK, Canada and Japan has revealed a new understanding of how an open genome structure supports the long-term and unrestricted developmental potential in embryonic stem cells. This insight provides new avenues for...


Read more at: New research from Sinha Lab recreates genetic heart disease in a dish
New research from Sinha Lab recreates genetic heart disease in a dish

New research from Sinha Lab recreates genetic heart disease in a dish

29 November 2016

The Sinha Lab, funded by the British Heart Foundation, has created, for the first time, blood vessel tissues in a petri dish which mimic Marfan syndrome in human arteries. The study is published in Nature Genetics . An estimated 13,000 people in the UK have Marfan syndrome, which is caused by mutations in a gene known as...


Read more at: Candidate Group Leader Presentations
Candidate Group Leader Presentations

Candidate Group Leader Presentations

28 November 2016

Candidate Group Leader Presentations will take place on Tuesday 29th July, 14:30, Lecture Theatre, Department of Biochemistry, Sanger Building


Read more at: Call for contributions: Wellcome Image Awards 2015
Call for contributions: Wellcome Image Awards 2015

Call for contributions: Wellcome Image Awards 2015

28 November 2016

Wellcome Images is now accepting submissions for next year’s Wellcome Image Awards Any images submitted between now and 30th September will be considered for the Awards, which will be held in March 2015. Wellcome Image Awards are organised each year to celebrate the best science-imaging talent and techniques. In 2015 the...


Read more at: Spotlight on Stem Cells
Spotlight on Stem Cells

Spotlight on Stem Cells

28 November 2016

The University of Cambridge starts today with a month-long focus on research on stem cells. To begin, Professors Austin Smith and Robin Franklin discuss how Cambridge scientists are helping to provide a stream of new knowledge about how our bodies are made and maintained, and how stem cells can fulfil the promise of being...


Read more at: PhD Programme - Application Open
PhD Programme - Application Open

PhD Programme - Application Open

28 November 2016

We are currently offering two PhD opportunities. To apply for our ' 4-Year (1+3) Wellcome Trust PhD Programme in Stem Cell and Medicine ' or our ' 4-Year (1+3) MRC PhD ' The Physical Biology of Stem Cells '' please click the links below or visit our Study section for more info.


Read more at: Stem Cell Awareness Day 2014
Stem Cell Awareness Day 2014

Stem Cell Awareness Day 2014

28 November 2016

Wednesday 8 October 2014 marks Stem Cell Awareness Day this year. Co-ordinated by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, it's "a unique global opportunity to foster greater understanding about stem cell research and the range of potential applications for disease and injury, which brings together organizations...


Read more at: SCI Researchers explain their work on MS in Medical Xpress
SCI Researchers explain their work on MS in Medical Xpress

SCI Researchers explain their work on MS in Medical Xpress

28 November 2016

If we see the workings and structure of the human brain in terms of this orchestra, when it is affected by a condition such as multiple sclerosis (MS), "the brain's tightly orchestrated biological functions become discordant – the conductor begins to fail at their job and several instruments go out of tune," said Professor...