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Read more at: Help us grow 3D lung tissue from stem cells to uncover more about the biggest cancer killer
Help us grow 3D lung tissue from stem cells to uncover more about the biggest cancer killer

Help us grow 3D lung tissue from stem cells to uncover more about the biggest cancer killer

28 November 2016

Dr Michaela Frye and Dr Feride Oeztuerk-Winder are using 3D techniques to create accurate in vitro culturing models of human lung. Up until now we've only been able to study the lung and lung cancer in 2D, so the extra understanding of how the lung works in 3D, and what happens when lung cancer is introduced, could have a...


Read more at: Ben Simons awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize
Ben Simons awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize

Ben Simons awarded the Franklin Medal and Prize

28 November 2016

Congratulations to Ben Simons who has been awarded the 2014 Franklin Medal and Prize! The Institute of Physics has reconised his research for the application of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics to provide fundamental new insights into mechanisms that regulate stem cell behaviour in tissue maintenance and disease.


Read more at: PhD Opportunity in 'The Physical Biology of Stem Cells'
PhD Opportunity in 'The Physical Biology of Stem Cells'

PhD Opportunity in 'The Physical Biology of Stem Cells'

28 November 2016

A 4-Year (1+3) PhD Programme opportunity is available, funded by the Medical Research Council: 'The Physical Biology of Stem Cells'. Application Deadline : Wednesday 4th February 2015 Interview Date : Wednesday 4th March 2015 For full details, visit the Study section.


Read more at: Interview with Austin Smith
Interview with Austin Smith

Interview with Austin Smith

28 November 2016

Check out Austin Smith's interview for the Scientific Council - Stem Cells. The interview was conducted by Mariana Alves, a summer student from the Silva Lab. To listen to the interview, please here click


Read more at: Morteza Jalali signs a book contract with Elsevier
Morteza Jalali signs a book contract with Elsevier

Morteza Jalali signs a book contract with Elsevier

28 November 2016

Morteza Jalali, a clinical PhD student in the Vallier lab has signed a contract with Elsevier for a book on basic science research methods aimed at students and clinicians who are embarking on laboratory-based science. There is a global move towards recruiting and training future clinician scientists, such that medicine...


Read more at: Symposium 2016 report in Development
Symposium 2016 report in Development

Symposium 2016 report in Development

28 November 2016

Development journal have published a meeting report of the Institute's 5th Cambridge Stem Cell Symposium on 18th -19th July 2016. Entitled ' Quantitative Stem Cell Biology: from Molecules to Models ' the meeting was hosted by Dr Elisa Laurenti, Dr Paul Bertone and Professor Azim Surani and aimed to tackle some of the...


Read more at: Dish Life - a Cambridge Shorts film
Dish Life - a Cambridge Shorts film

Dish Life - a Cambridge Shorts film

28 November 2016

Dish Life , the final of four Cambridge Shorts films, compares the task of raising stem cells in the lab to the challenge of looking after a gang of unruly kids. In conversation with real-life children, scientists show how tricky it is to work with these ‘super cells’. Loriana Vitillo from CSCI and Karen Jent from the...


Read more at: Congratulations to Jenny Nichols and Jose Silva!
Congratulations to Jenny Nichols and Jose Silva!

Congratulations to Jenny Nichols and Jose Silva!

24 November 2016

Congratulations to SCI PI Jenny Nichols on her thoroughly deserved promotion to Reader. Also to SCI PI Jose Silva who has been promoted to Principal Research Associate.


Read more at: SCI researchers have been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
SCI researchers have been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

SCI researchers have been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

24 November 2016

This year, SCI PI, Professor Bertie Gottgens , as well as Affiliate PIs, Dr Philip Jones and Dr Douglas Winton were awarded. Academy Fellows are elected for excellence in medical research, for innovative application of scientific knowledge or for their conspicuous service to healthcare. The new Fellows will be formally...


Read more at: Statement Supporting Funding for Stem Cell and Reproductive Health Research in Europe 2014
Statement Supporting Funding for Stem Cell and Reproductive Health Research in Europe 2014

Statement Supporting Funding for Stem Cell and Reproductive Health Research in Europe 2014

24 November 2016

33 organisations across Europe, led by the Wellcome Trust, published a joint “Statement Supporting Funding for Stem Cell and Reproductive Health Research in Europe”. The statement calls for current provisions that allow for the funding of all types of stem cell research - including human embryonic stem cell research - to...