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Read more at: Scientists identify ‘cell of origin’ in skin cancers
Scientists identify ‘cell of origin’ in skin cancers

Scientists identify ‘cell of origin’ in skin cancers

16 November 2016

Scientists have identified for the first time the ‘cell of origin’ – in other words, the first cell from which the cancer grows – in basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, and followed the chain of events that lead to the growth of these invasive tumours. Until now, there has been intense interest in...


Read more at: Sall4 controls differentiation of pluripotent cells independently of the NuRD complex
Sall4 controls differentiation of pluripotent cells independently of the NuRD complex

Sall4 controls differentiation of pluripotent cells independently of the NuRD complex

16 November 2016

Scientists have identified the function of Sall4, a protein important in early development and a hallmark of many cancers. In their paper, published in Development, they show that Sall4 functions to control gene expression in early embryonic cells, controlling their entry into the neural lineage. It is proposed that Sall4...


Read more at: Breast cancer scientists use innovative 3D imaging to help track cancer cells
Breast cancer scientists use innovative 3D imaging to help track cancer cells

Breast cancer scientists use innovative 3D imaging to help track cancer cells

16 November 2016

New article from SCI Affiliate Christine Watson's Lab published in Nature Communications describes a ground-breaking project which tracked the fate of ‘daughter cells’ to find out how cancer moves around the breast from a single stem cell. The cells of the breast undergo a massive expansion during puberty and with every...


Read more at: Interview with Rick Livesey
Interview with Rick Livesey

Interview with Rick Livesey

16 November 2016

Interview with Rick Livesey about his stem cell 'mini brains' that can help researchers study the progression of Alzheimer's disease in the Sunday Express.


Read more at: Athena SWAN Bronze Award

Athena SWAN Bronze Award

16 November 2016

The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is proud to announce that we have received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award for our commitment to equality. The awards recognise commitment to advancing women’s careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine in higher education and research. Learn more about Athena SWAN here.


Read more at: Prof Roger Barker elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Prof Roger Barker elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Prof Roger Barker elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences

16 November 2016

This year, SCI PI, Professor Roger Barker was one of the five Cambridge researchers awarded. The Academy of Medical Sciences promotes advances in medical science and campaigns to ensure these are translated into benefits for patients. The Academy’s Fellows are the United Kingdom’s leading medical scientists from hospitals...


Read more at: Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir receives Lister Research Prize
Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir receives Lister Research Prize

Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir receives Lister Research Prize

16 November 2016

SCI Group Leader Dr Ragnhildur Thóra Káradóttir has received a Lister Research Prize for her work on the role of neuronal activity in myelin repair. The Lister Institute Research Prize Fellowships are one-off awards which seek to help support and nurture future leaders of biomedical research. The Fellowships offer a...


Read more at: Vitamin D and nerve repair in multiple sclerosis
Vitamin D and nerve repair in multiple sclerosis

Vitamin D and nerve repair in multiple sclerosis

16 November 2016

A protein activated by vitamin D could be involved in repairing damage to myelin in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The study, published in the Journal of Cell Biology, offers significant evidence that vitamin D could be a possible treatment for MS in the...


Read more at: New Group Leaders for 2016
New Group Leaders for 2016

New Group Leaders for 2016

14 November 2016

The Stem Cell Institute is proud to welcome two new Principal Investigators, Maria Alcolea and Joo-Hyeon Lee, both of whom have taken up their first independent group leader positions here at SCI. Dr Maria Alcolea Dr Joo-Hyeon Lee Dr. Alcolea is a cell biologist who has focused on understanding the behaviour of stem and...


Read more at: New building gets the go ahead
New building gets the go ahead

New building gets the go ahead

14 November 2016

The new building, sited at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, will allow all Stem Cell Institute groups to be work together in one place. The added advantage of being based at the hospital site will allow for greater collaboration between scientists and clinicians and further advance the application of stem cell discoveries...