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New research from the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) and the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge (PDN) explores the self-organisation of tissues in early embryos, offering an explanation for how cells sort themselves as they develop.The paper, published 22 February in Cell, disco…

Dr Konstantinos Tzelepis will join Cambridge Stem Cell Institute as a Principal Investigator, with research focusing on RNA modifications in stem cell homeostasis. ​​Dr Tzelepis will be moving from The Milner Therapeutics Institute, where he also served as a PI. Prior to his appointment at Milner, he was a Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow a…

Researchers have identified a new therapeutic target that could be critical in developing improved treatments for thrombocythaemiaA new study from the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI), the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Department of Haematology at the University of Cambridge and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) investig…

Unlocking the secrets of human milk cellsA new study from the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge explores the cellular changes that occur in human mammary tissue in lactating and non-lactating women, offering insight into the relationship between pregnancy, lactation, …

Genetic mutations causing a type of adult blood cancer occur in childhood or even in the womb, new research has shown.A new study from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge has traced these mutations to childhood, showing that they proliferate in the body over decades before cancer symptoms later in life.The paper, published…

Over the winter holidays, Professor Robin Franklin of Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) travelled to Saudi capital Riyadh to accept the King Faisal Prize for Medicine for his work in regenerative medicine for neurological conditions. He is a co-laureate for the prize alongside Professor Stephen Strittmatter from Yale University. This prestigious…

Last week it was announced that Professor Bertie Göttgens has been appointed as Director of Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) in January 2022. “In addition to his outstanding science, spanning several disciplines and tissues, Bertie has been a pillar of strength for the Institute,” wrote Professor Tony Green, current Director of CSC…

Our postgraduate students launched the Institute's first major hybrid meeting – our Annual PhD Symposium 2021.This entirely student-led event was a very significant one for our Postgraduates as last year's 2020 meeting was cancelled due to the global pandemic. In 2020, not only were the students unable to attend their yearly meet-up, but some were …

Nicole Mende's submission received first place prize in the ISEH New Investigator Awards (Postdoctoral Fellow category 2021).Mende is a Post-doc researcher based here at the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, in Principal Investigator Elisa Laurenti's Lab. She has received the New Investigator Award Winner for her top scoring abstract – 'I…

A total of 23 new Postgraduate students started here in the CSCI on Monday 4, October 2021, under the supervision of 12 different PIs within the Institute.These students are on a variety of PhD and Masters programmes and have now completed a full week of induction sessions. It was fantastic to see the majority of them in person around the building …

Dr Irina Mohorianu, Head of Bioinformatics/Scientific Computing at the CSCI, has been awarded a Turing Fellowship in Computer Science (Machine Learning and Bioinformatics).Irina’s background in Computer Science was streamlined after she finished her BSc (hons), towards Applied Data Science (Machine Learning and Bioinformatics). During her PhD she s…

Dr Fotios Sampaziotis joins our research team as a new Principal Investigator. His research looks to develop bioengineered spare organ parts which could help repair and regenerate damaged organs. Fotios Sampaziotis will lead his research for the next four years with support from the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship scheme. Future Leaders Fellowships …

Research involving significant input from CSCI scientists found that within the space of a few weeks, numerous blood and immune cell types emerge from developing bone marrow, including key white blood cells that protect against bacteria.The first comprehensive analysis of how the blood and immune systems develop in prenatal bone marrow has been con…

Scientists studying the condition multiple sclerosis (MS) have identified that a single gene, when manipulated, can make older brain stem cells behave like younger, more efficient cells.The discovery could lead to new treatments that can repair myelin – the protective coating around nerves, which is damaged in people with MS. The study, published i…

Many diseases have their origin in early human development, and today, 8 September 2021, two publications in Nature reveal how researchers from the Human Cell Atlas consortium are advancing understanding of this.The global Human Cell Atlas (HCA) initiative, involving experts here at the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, is mapping every…