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Cambridge Stem Cell Institute has today been confirmed as a major research centre by biomedical research charity Wellcome and the Medical Research Council, receiving continued support for a further five years.  The Wellcome / MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Wellcome / CRUK Gurdon Institute have been named as two of 14 Wellcome Centres announc…

06.12.16 - New research from Affiliate PI Peter Rugg-Gunn's Lab, published in Cell Reports, has revealed a new understanding of the molecular switches that control gene activity in human embryonic stem cells. This insight provides new avenues for improving the efficiency of being able to drive stem cells to create a desired cell type – an essential…

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 researchers in developmenta…

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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 improving the quality and stabi…

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 fibrillin-1.People with Marfa…

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

Wellcome Images is now accepting submissions for next year’s Wellcome Image AwardsAny 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 winning images will go on dis…

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 one of medical research’s …

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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 and individuals around th…

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 Robin Franklin, Head of T…

As part of the month-long focus on research on stem cells, SCI Researchers Kevin Chalut and Ben Simons bring their perspective as physicists to the spotlight.One of the many mysteries surrounding stem cells is how the constantly regenerating cells in adults, such as those in skin, are able to achieve the delicate balance between self-renewal and di…

Spotlight on Stem Cells in the latest issue of Research Horizons.Research Horizons Issue 25

On Saturday 18th October the Institute will be participating in the ‘Big Biology Day Cambridge’.At the Institute's stand you can find out about the amazing world of stem cells! You will be able to look after your own flask of stem cells in our 'Stem Cell Pet' experiment, race to the finish line in our stem cell board game, and talk to junior resear…