Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have uncovered new evidence in a decades-old genetic mystery, discovering how multiple genetic variations in a long-mysterious region of the human genome can leave people at higher risk of …
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SCRMC investigators will advance cardiovascular stem cell research through three innovative projects
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, but three innovative projects underway at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are helping to change that. Led by Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) investigators and …
Congratulations to the 2025 SCRMC Research Training Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2025 SCRMC Research Training Award Winners! The SCRMC Research Training Awards Program provides unique, interdisciplinary training for five future leaders in stem cell and regenerative medicine research. Additionally, this program will foster …
Congratulations to the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award Winners!
The Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center labs will welcome six new members this summer, as a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), which supports motivated University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students as they pursue …
Portia is primed for battle: How a postdoctoral research associate is helping to harness the human immune system to fight cancer
Harnessing the human body’s power to combat cancer is all in a day’s work for University of Wisconsin–Madison postdoctoral research associate, Portia Smith, PhD. Whether she is engineering white blood cells to fight tumors or …
SCRMC investigators will advance the science of blood stem cell biology through five novel projects
Five innovative projects studying blood stem cells are currently underway at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Led by Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) investigators and supported by a gift from the Wisconsin Alumni Research …
SCRMC researchers to investigate mechanisms and models related to Spina Bifida and Fragile X Syndrome
Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) investigators at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will be engaging in two novel, neural research projects thanks to a gift from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). The projects …
Tur receives prestigious Graduate Hematology Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH)
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). With only nine recipients, Tur will receive funding for his research …
Announcing the 2024 SCRMC Research Training Award Winners
The SCRMC Research Training Awards were established in 2008 to recognize and provide support for promising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of all citizenships conducting stem cell and regenerative medicine research at the University of …
Congratulations to the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award Winners!
The Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center labs will welcome six new members this summer, as a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), which supports motivated University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students as they …