Nov. 20, 2017, marks the 10th anniversary of announcing the successful derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human somatic cells, published by SCRMC faculty member James Thomson, V.M.D., Ph.D., and his team in Science. …
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A decade after stem cell feat, research ramps up
“People who want a cure for X, Y and Z disease are going to be disappointed with the 10 years of progress,” said Dr. Tim Kamp, a UW-Madison cardiologist and co-director of the university’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center. “But from a realistic standpoint, I think things have progressed fairly well.”
UW scientists create a recipe to make human blood-brain barrier
The blood-brain barrier is the brain’s gatekeeper. A nearly impenetrable shield of cells, it keeps toxins and other agents that may be in circulating blood from gaining access to and harming the brain.
The SURFers’ Diaries: Not Your Typical Summer Vacation
Life may not have been a day at the beach for students in this year’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, but they would not have traded their experiences for anything… and at least one …
WARF announces annual grant figures and Innovation Award winners
At a ceremony honoring several of the year’s most outstanding inventions, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) announced that it has granted the university $61.9 million for the 2017-18 academic year. WARF also announced $19 …
National Eye Institute awards prize for ‘Retina in a dish’ competition
Congratulations to SCRMC member David Gamm and team for receiving an honorable mention award in the National Eye Institute’s 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge. The winning team, four other honorable mention awardees and all winners’ proposals …
UW–Madison to partner in $20 million cell-based therapy center
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $20 million to a consortium of universities, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, to support a new engineering research center that will develop transformative tools and technologies for the …
Advance furthers stem cells for use in drug discovery, cell therapy
Since highly versatile human stem cells were discovered at the University of Wisconsin–Madison nearly 20 years ago, their path to the market and clinic has been slowed by a range of complications.
Both embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells are valued for their ability to form any cell in the body.
Stem cell advance brings bioengineered arteries closer to reality
Morgridge Institute regenerative biology researchers Jue Zhang and Matt Brown examine a part for a new bioreactor designed to help grow arterial tissue. Morgridge Institute for Research Stem cell…
Department of Medicine Faculty Members Awarded UW2020 Funding
A project entitled “‘Cardioimmunotherapy’ – A Paradigm Shifting Concept: Engineering Cardio-Reparative Macrophages by Cardiac Specific Exosomes” led by Co-Principal…