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Human stem cell-derived heart cells are safe in monkeys, could treat congenital heart disease
Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart defect sometimes present at birth in humans, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (SCRMC members) and Mayo Clinic.
November 14, 2024
Gene therapy protects against motor neuron disease in rats
A group of UW–Madison scientists led by Anjon Audhya, a SCRMC member and professor of biomolecular chemistry, used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to develop a rat model that carries a genetic mutation associated with Hereditary spastic paraplegia, or HSP, a group of movement disorders that cause progressive weakness and stiffness in the legs of people with certain inherited genetic mutations. This model can be used in developing and testing new treatments.
November 12, 2024
STAT news names Kris Saha one of the 10 scientists who are moving CRISPR gene editing forward
Kris Saha, SCRMC member, has been named one of 10 scientists moving CRISPR gene editing forward.
Nov 5, 2024
Discovery to Product Awards Funds to Seven Campus Startups
Eric G. Schmuck, SCRMC member, research assistant professor and director of research at the Center for Biomedical Swine Research and Innovation, with Cellular Logistics, will evaluate a biomaterial’s potential to reduce post-heart attack damage and restore cardiac function in a swine model. Data from this UW–Madison and Cellular Logistics collaboration is crucial for supporting FDA filings for a first human clinical trial.
September 25, 2024
Optical imaging technique gives a closer look at new ways to grow heart cells
New research published in the journal Biophotonics Discovery describes an imaging method to observe stem-cell derived cardiomyocytes grown in a variety of biosynthetic hydrogels and assess the ideal conditions for successful growth.
Morgridge Postdoctoral Fellow Danielle Desa adapted optical imaging techniques she learned with the Melissa Skala Lab to support stem cell biology research in the Bioinspired Materials Lab led by William Murphy at UW–Madison’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center.
August 27, 2024
Brain cell grafts in monkeys jump-start human trial for new Parkinson’s treatment
SCRMC members Marina Emborg, a UW–Madison professor of medical physics and Su-Chun Zhang, a UW–Madison stem cell researcher contributed to the development of this potential treatment.
July 29, 2024
Steven Tur receives ASH Award
Steven Tur, who works in SCRMC member Marjorie Brand’s lab, has received the prestigious Graduate Hematology Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
June 18, 2024
2025 SCRMC Training Award
SCRMC Graduate and Postdoctoral Training Award
Background The SCRMC Research Training Awards were established in 2008 to recognize and provide support for promising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows conducting stem cell and regenerative medicine research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The SCRMC Research Training Awards Program provides unique, interdisciplinary training for future leaders in stem cell and regenerative medicine research. Additionally,…
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